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Gerard Couzens and John Dunne

Abramovich hospitalised by tear gas not poison claims Turkish media

Roman Abramovich listens to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the talks in Istanbul (Turkish Presidency/AP)

(Picture: AP)

Roman Abramovich was not poisoned but hurt when a tear gas canister exploded beside him as he left peace talks, Turkish media have claimed.

The Chelsea owner was flown to the Turkish capital Ankara to be treated in secret at a public hospital after the incident on March 3 in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, the reports said.

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