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World's most wanted woman terrorist gunned down by Russian sniper in Eastern Ukraine

Samantha Lewthwaite, also known as the White Widow, had joined the Ukraine conflict just two weeks ago

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Samantha Lewthwaite or the White Widow and the world's most wanted woman terrorist, has reportedly been gunned down in war-torn Ukraine by a Russian marksman.

According to The Mirror, Lewthwaite had joined the Ukraine conflict just two weeks ago and was fighting on the side of a pro-government group, Aidar, as a sniper.

The Russian sniper who killed the British terrorist now has a bounty of 630,000 dollars on his head from Ukrainian special services.

Muslim convert Lewthwaite, who was married to London 7/7 suicide bomber Germaine Lindsay, had been on the run ever since she was linked to a failed plot to blow up hotels and a shopping centre in Mombasa, Kenya, in 2011. Interpol made her world's most wanted woman terrorist after her involvement in a Nairobi Mall attack that killed 67 people last September.

 

Reports last month had said that she had joined the Islamic State (IS) and was one of its most prominent female fighters.

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First Published: Nov 13 2014 | 3:32 PM IST

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