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Russia detains US reporter for ‘spying’

Reporter Evan Gershkovich, a US citizen working for the Wall Street Journal, was arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg “while attempting to obtain classified information”, the Russian security services say. (Photo: AFP)

MOSCOW: An American journalist working for the Wall Street Journal has been arrested in Russia on charges of spying for Washington, Russia’s FSB security services said on Thursday.

Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, has been ordered detained for two months, pending a possible trial. His detention could be extended at the end of the initial period on May 29, the Moscow Lefortovsky district court said in a statement.

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