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[Bob Of Burleson]

Ukraine rebel chief Igor Bezler
threatens to execute interviewer

Nicknamed the Demon, leader said to be behind the downing of MH17 ends
rare interview after exploding into a rage and shouting: Don’t think I won’t shoot you.

Shaun Walker
The Guardian

With a walrus moustache, a fiery temper and a reputation for brutality, Igor Bezler is the most feared of all the rebel leaders in eastern Ukraine. Nicknamed Bes, or “the Demon”, he is regarded as something of a loose cannon, even by other rebels, who speak about him in hushed tones. If the Ukrainian security services, the SBU, are to be believed, the Demon and a group of his men were responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over the region a fortnight ago.

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The Demon hardly ever gives interviews, but a Russian journalist and I managed to secure one, so we set off last Thursdayto visit his headquarters in the town of Gorlovka, a 40-minute drive along deserted roads from the regional capital of Donetsk.

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