Revenge killing
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A grieving Russian father told police this week that he “probably” killed the air-traffic controller who let a jet carrying his wife and children slam into a cargo plane in 2002. Vitaly Kaloyev’s wife, son, and daughter were among the 71 people killed in that collision over Switzerland. Peter Nielsen, the air-traffic controller who inadvertently put the planes on a collision course, was stabbed to death in his Zurich home last month. Kaloyev was arrested shortly after the murder but had staunchly maintained his innocence until now. In a statement released by police, Kaloyev said he confronted Nielsen in hopes of getting an apology, but then “lost control and can remember no more about what happened. He probably killed him.’’
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