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| Englishman stabbed in drunken Moscow ‘spy’ confrontation – media | |
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| The man has reportedly been hospitalized in “serious condition” after receiving at least three wounds | |
| A British man has suffered serious injuries in a drunken quarrel over “espionage” in Moscow, Russian media reported on Saturday, citing the police. The man ended up in a hospital and his Russian drinking partner has been charged with attempted murder. | A British man has suffered serious injuries in a drunken quarrel over “espionage” in Moscow, Russian media reported on Saturday, citing the police. The man ended up in a hospital and his Russian drinking partner has been charged with attempted murder. |
| While the identity of the victim has not been made public, RIA Novosti reported, citing a city police source, that he was drinking alcohol with a Moscow resident, 37, in the Russian man’s apartment in the eastern part of the city on Thursday evening. | While the identity of the victim has not been made public, RIA Novosti reported, citing a city police source, that he was drinking alcohol with a Moscow resident, 37, in the Russian man’s apartment in the eastern part of the city on Thursday evening. |
| It is unclear how the two men ended up drinking together as nothing is known about any links between them and the police source described them as “barely known” to each other. | It is unclear how the two men ended up drinking together as nothing is known about any links between them and the police source described them as “barely known” to each other. |
| According to the Russian MK daily, the Russian man himself invited the Englishman into his apartment. At some point, the two men engaged in a quarrel as the Russian man accused his acquaintance of spying. The host suspected that his guest was seeking to “get some secret information” out of him, MK reported. | According to the Russian MK daily, the Russian man himself invited the Englishman into his apartment. At some point, the two men engaged in a quarrel as the Russian man accused his acquaintance of spying. The host suspected that his guest was seeking to “get some secret information” out of him, MK reported. |
| Mash Telegram channel claimed that the two men could barely understand each other since the Russian man did not speak English and the Englishman could not speak Russian. | Mash Telegram channel claimed that the two men could barely understand each other since the Russian man did not speak English and the Englishman could not speak Russian. |
| There has been no further confirmation of these claims. Mash also initially identified the British national as a 41-year-old lawyer with VISTA Foreign Business Support. However, the company denied that he was working for them in comments to Mash. | There has been no further confirmation of these claims. Mash also initially identified the British national as a 41-year-old lawyer with VISTA Foreign Business Support. However, the company denied that he was working for them in comments to Mash. |
| The Moscow resident stabbed the Englishman at least three times, according to the police source. The man was taken to a city hospital in serious condition, the police source told RIA Novosti. | The Moscow resident stabbed the Englishman at least three times, according to the police source. The man was taken to a city hospital in serious condition, the police source told RIA Novosti. |
| His drinking partner was detained and charged with attempted murder, the news agency said, adding that investigators are still questioning him. No new details about his motives have since emerged. | His drinking partner was detained and charged with attempted murder, the news agency said, adding that investigators are still questioning him. No new details about his motives have since emerged. |
| In August, a foreign citizen was arrested in Moscow on espionage charges. Little is known about the case as the court that issued the arrest warrant said the charges against a person identified only as E. M. Spector were classified. According to unconfirmed media reports, Spector is an American citizen of Russian origin. | In August, a foreign citizen was arrested in Moscow on espionage charges. Little is known about the case as the court that issued the arrest warrant said the charges against a person identified only as E. M. Spector were classified. According to unconfirmed media reports, Spector is an American citizen of Russian origin. |