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Updated: 3 US diplos incl defense attache detained by Russ. authorities, taken off train
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Jennifer Griffin ✔ @JenGriffinFNC
3 US diplomats incl US defense attache detained by Russian authorities, taken off train near Severodvinsk near site of mysterious radiation leak. State Dept spox to Fox: “The American diplomat’s were on official travel & had properly notified Russian authorities of their travel.”
1:52 PM - Oct 16, 2019
UPDATE
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/16/russia-us-diplomats-detained-military-test-site-severodvinsk
Three US diplomats held near Russian test site where mystery blast killed five
US embassy says trio had proper paperwork to travel
August explosion causes radiation levels to surge
Three American diplomats were briefly detained in Russia near the military test site where a mysterious explosion released radiation in August, several Russia state news agencies have reported.
The US embassy has confirmed the incident, the Interfax news service reported. But it said the three diplomats had filed the proper paperwork to travel in the area.
The report comes just days after the United States said the accident was caused by a nuclear reaction when Russia tried to retrieve a nuclear-powered cruise missile from the Barents Sea.
The diplomats were detained on Monday on a train in the city of Severodvinsk, near where Russian authorities said they had been testing a rocket engine with a nuclear component before the accident took place.
The diplomats, who have been identified by Interfax as military attaches, were later released, but could face administrative charges for traveling in a restricted military area, agencies reported.
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Three US diplomats held near Russian test site where mystery blast killed five
US embassy says trio had proper paperwork to travel
August explosion causes radiation levels to surge
Three American diplomats were briefly detained in Russia near the military test site where a mysterious explosion released radiation in August, several Russia state news agencies have reported.
The US embassy has confirmed the incident, the Interfax news service reported. But it said the three diplomats had filed the proper paperwork to travel in the area.
The report comes just days after the United States said the accident was caused by a nuclear reaction when Russia tried to retrieve a nuclear-powered cruise missile from the Barents Sea.
The diplomats were detained on Monday on a train in the city of Severodvinsk, near where Russian authorities said they had been testing a rocket engine with a nuclear component before the accident took place.
The diplomats, who have been identified by Interfax as military attaches, were later released, but could face administrative charges for traveling in a restricted military area, agencies reported.
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