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Report of attempt to kill Putin meets with skepticism

Russian rivals say timing just before vote raises doubts

By Vladimir Isachenkov

 |  Associated Press  

  February 28, 2012

Security forces have foiled a Chechen-linked plot to assassinate Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, state television reported Monday in a broadcast likely to boost support for Putin’s bid to regain the presidency. Other candidates immediately questioned the timing of the report, which comes just days before Sunday’s presidential election and as Putin and his United Russia party face unprecedented protests after a scandal-marred parliamentary election in December.

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