URGENT: Chechen leader confirms Yamadayev buried in Dubai

GROZNY, April 1 (RIA Novosti) - Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov confirmed on Wednesday that Sulim Yamadayev, a former Chechen military commander, was buried in Dubai two days ago.

"Sulim Yamadayev was buried two days ago in Dubai by his brother Isa. This has been confirmed by Isa," Kadyrov told reporters in Grozny.

Yamadayev, who headed Chechnya's Vostok battalion, was shot by a lone gunman in the underground car park of the Dubai apartment block where he lived early on Saturday.