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| Turkey detains 2 Russians, accuses them of espionage – reports | Turkey detains 2 Russians, accuses them of espionage – reports |
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| Turkish police have detained two Russians, accusing them of espionage, according to reports. The Russian consulate has confirmed the information, saying the Russian citizens deny all the accusations. | Turkish police have detained two Russians, accusing them of espionage, according to reports. The Russian consulate has confirmed the information, saying the Russian citizens deny all the accusations. |
| Russian authorities are staying in touch with the detained. | Russian authorities are staying in touch with the detained. |
| Turkey hasn’t notified Russian diplomats about the nature of the accusations against the two Russian citizens, the general consul added. | Turkey hasn’t notified Russian diplomats about the nature of the accusations against the two Russian citizens, the general consul added. |
| 52-year-old Yury Anisimov and 55-year-old Aleksandr Smirnovare are reportedly suspected of having killed Islamic extremist Abdulvakhid Edelgireyev from the Chechen Republic, Russia. | |
| Turkish police allegedly found fake documents during the search, with some sources saying these were ‘Interpol’ authorization papers. | |
| The Turkish side believes that the men are undercover Russian intelligence agents, Turkish media report. | |
| The two were initially detained on April 8, but this information has just been revealed. | |
| Russian authorities in Istanbul reportedly learned “about the detention on Sunday, and the consul met with them on the same day.” | |
| On Monday, the Russian consul took part in the preliminary hearings, but wasn’t allowed to stay for the main hearing. | |
| “The detained told us they arrived [in Turkey] as tourists, and deny the accusations against them,” the Russian general consul added. |