Radio Liberty journalist killed in Moscow

A journalist working for the United States-funded Radio Liberty in Moscow has been found dead.

The journalist, Iskandar Khatlani, worked for the station's Tajik service prouducing programmes on Chechnya and Central Asia.

He had previously spent several years working for the BBC's Persian Service.

Reports say Mr Khatlani was attacked in his house with an axe and died later in hospital.

A senior executive at Radio Liberty said Mr Khatlani's work was not controversial and there were many unanswered questions concerning his death.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service