Nelson Mail

Journalist accused of being a British spy

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A Russian journalist who stormed a state television broadcast in a daring anti-war protest has been accused of being a British spy. Marina Ovsyanniko­va, a long-time senior producer at Channel One, was subsequent­ly detained and questioned for 14 hours. Kirill Kleymenov, deputy directorge­neral of Channel One and head of its news service, launched into a chilling tirade in a Sunday news show against Ovsyanniko­va, even suggesting the producer may have been recruited by British intelligen­ce.

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