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October 24, 2017

Russian Journalist Critical of Kremlin Stabbed at Her Radio Station
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In Moscow, a popular radio talk show host is in critical condition after
a man burst into her Moscow radio station on Monday and stabbed her in
the throat. The editor-in-chief of the Echo of Moscow radio station says
32-year-old Tatyana Felgenhauer was not on the air at the time of the
attack, which left the green room of the radio station splattered with
blood.

Alexei Venediktov: "With full understanding of where he was going, he
came though here, entered the room and stabbed Tatyana with a knife into
the neck. That's what we know. It is a penetrating injury, lots of
blood. But Tatyana left on her own legs to an ambulance downstairs."

Doctors say they've since placed Tatyana Felgenhauer on a ventilator and
in an induced coma. The attacker was later arrested on charges of
attempted murder. Russian state media claimed the man was motivated by
"hooliganism" and had a personal fixation on Felgenhauer. Reporters at
the station say they've been the target of repeated death threats after
offering airtime to dissidents, including opponents of President
Vladimir Putin.


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