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- ↑ Убийство Михаила Пахомова: липчане до последнего считали похищение депутата его очередной пиар-акцией
- ↑ Body of Russian politician Mikhail Pakhomov found encased in barrel of cement, Telegraph, retrieved 2 March 2013
- ↑ "Eight arrested after kidnapped politician's body is found in a barrel of cement" Tom Peck, 19 February 2014 (accessed 8 February 2015)