28 Oct 2014 11:47

Diplomats verify claims of Russian man's execution by Islamic State in Syria

MOSCOW. Oct 28 (Interfax) - Russia's Embassy in Damascus is verifying reports claiming that Islamic State militants had executed a Russian engineer.

"The embassy is verifying information published in Russian media citing American publications that S. [Sergei] Gorbunov was allegedly executed," a diplomatic mission spokesman told Interfax.

According to earlier news reports, Islamic State militants executed Russian engineer Sergei Gorbunov in the spring of 2014.