Thursday 3 September 2009

Editor flees Russia after ship hijack claim

BBC News reports that an editor has fled Russia after suggesting the Arctic Sea cargo ship that was apparently hijacked in July may have been carrying illegal weapons.
Mikhail Voitenko, editor of Sovfracht, an online maritime journal, said he had been told to leave Moscow or face arrest.
He fled on Wednesday, saying he may not be able to return as his life would be in danger, the BBC says.

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