 Russia is offering a $10m (£5.4m) reward for information leading to the capture of the militants who killed four Russian diplomats in Iraq. A group linked to al-Qaeda released a video on Monday showing two of the captives being killed. Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered special services to "find and destroy" the killers of the hostages, who were abducted in early June. The reward offer has been widely publicised on Arab television channels. "In return for information leading to a result, Russia's National Anti-terrorist Committee will pay a reward of $10m," said Nikolai Patrushe, head of Russia's security service, in televised comments. ...
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