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Russia issues international wanted notice against Telegram founder Pavel Durov for aiding terrorism

A file photo of Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov taken at an event on August 1, 2017 in Jakarta, Indonesia
A file photo of Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov taken at an event on August 1, 2017 in Jakarta, Indonesia. © Tatan Syuflana, AP

Moscow on Wednesday said it had issued an international wanted notice for Russian-born Telegram CEO Pavel Durov for "complicity in terrorism". Russian security services accused Durov of failing to remove "channels, chats and bots" on the popular messaging platform allegedly used by Ukraine to recruit people for deadly sabotage operations across Russia.

Russia announced on Wednesday that it issued an international wanted notice for Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov over accusations of "complicity in terrorism".

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