Warlord Claims Role in Chechen Assassination

Russia's most wanted fugitive, rebel warlord Shamil Basayev, has claimed responsibility for killing Chechnya's Moscow-backed leader in a bombing at a stadium in the regional capital, Grozny.

Basayev made his claim in a statement posted on a rebel website, calling the assassination of President Akhmad Kadyrov a "small but important victory."

Kadyrov was killed May 9 while when he and other dignitaries were attending a Victory Day ceremony.

In all, the explosion killed six people and wounded about 60.