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Russia bans 29 British journalists, along with defence figures

FILE PHOTO: A woman leaves an original entrance to the BBC's New Broadcasting House building in central London December 20, 2012. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

Russia has banned dozens of British journalists, media representatives and defence figures from entering the country, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

In a move that Moscow said was a response to Western sanctions and the "spreading of false information about Russia", 29 journalists and members of British media organisations such as the BBC, the broadcaster Sky News and the Guardian and Times newspapers were personally banned.

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