MASKHADOV ENVOY SAYS KHATTAB IS DEAD

In a statement dated 27 April but posted only two days later on chechenpress.com, President Aslan Maskhadov\'s representative Akhmed Zakaev confirmed the death of Jordanian-born field commander Khattab, but categorically denied that Russia\'s Federal Security Services was responsible. The London-based Arab newspaper \"Al-Hayat\" on 29 April quoted a member of Khattab\'s family as saying that he has been buried in Saudi Arabia. (RFE/RL)