Maria Golovnina: William Plotnikov

William Plotnikov: UTAMYSH, Dagestan, Russia - A mess of rubble, ash and charred vehicles is all that's left at the desolate farmhouse where a Canadian Muslim convert died fighting his last battle alongside Islamist insurgents in the Russian region of Dagestan. , according to Reuters. The abrupt transformation of a Russian migr into a die-hard rebel fighter draws eerie parallels with the life of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the son of Chechen immigrants in the United States who is now prime suspect in the Boston attack. By Maria Golovnina At the time, few people beyond local villagers noticed William Plotnikov's death in a region where skirmishes occur daily. But almost a year on, Plotnikov has emerged into the limelight following the Boston Marathon bombings. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.