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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,035 posts)
Tue Jul 31, 2018, 09:06 PM Jul 2018

Russian journalists killed in Central African Republic while investigating mercenary group

Source: The Hill

A group of Russian journalists were reportedly killed on Monday in the Central African Republic while investigating a Russian mercenary group.

The journalists were killed in an ambush carried out by unidentified assailants, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing local authorities.

Russian online news organization Investigation Control Centre (TsUR) identified the three killed journalists as Orhan Dzhemal, Alexander Rastorguyev and Kirill Radchenko, saying they were working on an assignment for the news outlet, Reuters reported.

Russia's foreign ministry confirmed that three people with identification documents belonging to Dzhemal, Rastorguyev and Radchenko had been found dead.




Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/399746-russian-journalists-investigating-russian-mercenary-group-killed-in-central-african

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Russian journalists killed in Central African Republic while investigating mercenary group (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2018 OP
Journalists or operatives??? Boxerfan Jul 2018 #1
They were no where near a hotel window to be tossed from laserhaas Jul 2018 #2
Or cleanup by Putin lostnfound Aug 2018 #3

Boxerfan

(2,533 posts)
1. Journalists or operatives???
Tue Jul 31, 2018, 09:15 PM
Jul 2018

I'd wager there is a political operation as a motive as I don't trust anything or anyone Russian.

Sorry but just based on reality.

 

laserhaas

(7,805 posts)
2. They were no where near a hotel window to be tossed from
Tue Jul 31, 2018, 10:34 PM
Jul 2018

Though one has to wonder, how plausible a triple jump suicide, would have played....

Bull Chit and all, working as it does.

lostnfound

(16,184 posts)
3. Or cleanup by Putin
Wed Aug 1, 2018, 08:26 AM
Aug 2018

“Wagner is allegedly tied to Yevgeny Prigozhin, who is a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to CBS News. Prigozhin is also accused of owning Internet Research Agency, the trolling factory that targeted American voters in the 2016 election. “

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