The mayor of Makhachkala, in the Russian republic of Dagestan, has been detained on suspicion of being involved in organising the murder of a senior state investigator. <br /><br />Said Amirov, 59, has been mayor of the violent town of Makhachkala since 1998.<br /><br />Amirov has survived several attempts on his life and has been using a wheelchair since an assassination attempt in 1993.<br /><br />...<br />http://www.euronews.net/
