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Media group CEO killed

Andis Hadjicostis, 42, CEO of the Dias media group, which was founded by his father Costis Hadjicostis, and Sigma TV in Nicosia, Cyprus, was shot and killed on the evening of Jan. 11 as he stepped out of his car outside his home. The shots hit him in the chest and back. He died at the scene. Elena Skordelli, a chat show presenter, and her brother were arrested on suspicion of murdering Hadjicostis, who is her boss.

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