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British journalist Graham Phillips held in Ukraine | British journalist Graham Phillips held in Ukraine |
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A British journalist has been detained by security forces in Ukraine. | A British journalist has been detained by security forces in Ukraine. |
Graham Phillips, 35, was stopped by the National Guard at a check point in Mariupol, eastern Ukraine on Tuesday. | Graham Phillips, 35, was stopped by the National Guard at a check point in Mariupol, eastern Ukraine on Tuesday. |
Mr Phillips, who grew up in Nottingham before moving to Perth in Scotland, works as a freelance journalist and had been contributing to Russia Today. | |
Russia Today said Mr Phillips had called to tell them of his detention but they had since lost all contact with him. | Russia Today said Mr Phillips had called to tell them of his detention but they had since lost all contact with him. |
'Extremely worried' | 'Extremely worried' |
The English language TV network claimed a source had told them Mr Phillips would be released if he deleted footage he had recorded near a roadblock. | The English language TV network claimed a source had told them Mr Phillips would be released if he deleted footage he had recorded near a roadblock. |
Alexey Kuznetsov, deputy head of Russia Today's English department, said: "We still cannot get in touch with Graham, we are extremely worried what could happen to him." | Alexey Kuznetsov, deputy head of Russia Today's English department, said: "We still cannot get in touch with Graham, we are extremely worried what could happen to him." |
On Monday Mr Phillips tweeted about growing calls for him to be arrested and deported from Ukraine. | On Monday Mr Phillips tweeted about growing calls for him to be arrested and deported from Ukraine. |
His last tweet on Tuesday said that he had been "secretly filming" with a senior doctor at a morgue in Mariupol. | His last tweet on Tuesday said that he had been "secretly filming" with a senior doctor at a morgue in Mariupol. |
A spokesman for the Foreign Office said they were "aware of reports of the detention of a British national and are looking into them". | A spokesman for the Foreign Office said they were "aware of reports of the detention of a British national and are looking into them". |
He added: "We stand ready to provide consular assistance." | He added: "We stand ready to provide consular assistance." |
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