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Russia radio presenter stabbed in neck | Russia radio presenter stabbed in neck |
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One of Russia's top radio presenters is in hospital after being stabbed in the neck by a man who broke into her newsroom at broadcaster Ekho Moskvy. | |
Tatyana Felgengauer's injury is not life-threatening. | |
The knifeman is under arrest. His motive is not clear, though police say it appears to be a personal grudge. | |
Ekho Moskvy, an independent station, often broadcasts views critical of the Kremlin. It describes the attacker as an Israeli, citing "informed sources". | |
The knifeman reportedly sprayed a gas into the face of a security guard as he broke in. | |
According to Ekho Moskvy, the knifeman's name is Boris Grits. | |
Russian police described him as a 48-year-old foreigner. "Initial findings show that personal dislike was the motivation," police told Interfax news agency. | |
A Russian state TV channel recently accused Ekho Moskvy ("Moscow Echo" in English) of working with the West to produce anti-Russian propaganda, the BBC's Sarah Rainsford reports from Moscow. | |
Just last month, another of its journalists, Yulia Latynina, left the country after she was sprayed with faeces and her car was set on fire. | Just last month, another of its journalists, Yulia Latynina, left the country after she was sprayed with faeces and her car was set on fire. |
Staff at the radio station say the man did not shout anything before he stabbed Tatyana Felgengauer. | |
She is deputy chief editor at Ekho Moskvy and has worked there for more than 10 years. She is the daughter of Pavel Felgengauer, a prominent journalist with military expertise. | |
A photo of the suspect was published by the radio station's website editor, Vitaly Ruvinsky, on Facebook. | |
One of the broadcaster's security guards was injured as the knifeman was being overpowered. | One of the broadcaster's security guards was injured as the knifeman was being overpowered. |
Most Russians rely on TV for their news and the main channels are either directly state-controlled or run by companies with close links to the Kremlin. | Most Russians rely on TV for their news and the main channels are either directly state-controlled or run by companies with close links to the Kremlin. |
There have been many attacks on investigative reporters and other journalists who have challenged Russia's powerful vested interests. | There have been many attacks on investigative reporters and other journalists who have challenged Russia's powerful vested interests. |