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Russian Nikolai Glushkov's Death In London Was A Murder, Police Say

The cause of death was "compression to the neck," police say. Gushkov was a former close associate of a noted critic of Russia's President Vladimir Putin.
Nikolay Glushkov is seen in a handout photo from police in London, who say that Glushkov's death is being investigated as a murder.

The death of Nikolay Gushkov, the 68-year-old Russian businessman in his London home on Monday, is being investigated as a murder. The cause of death was "compression to the neck,"

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