MOSCOW. Aug 18 (Interfax) - The Vladikavkaz police are looking for the unknown person who shot and killed Rasul Gamzatov, deputy mufti of North Ossetia, on Saturday, a source in the law enforcement agencies told Interfax.
The assassin shot Gamzatov in the back of his head when he was getting out of his car, the source said.
Investigators are working at the scene.
The republic's Interior Ministry has confirmed Gamzatov's killing to Interfax.