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Comatose Russian Dissident Visited by Wife in Berlin Hospital

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   MOSCOW - The wife of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, who is being
   treated for suspected poisoning at a Berlin hospital, visited her
   husband Sunday, according to the Associated Press.

   Yulia Navalnaya and an aide did not speak to reporters as they entered
   the German capital's Charité hospital to see Navalny. He is in an
   induced coma and breathing with the aid of a ventilator.

   Navalny, who was flying to Moscow from Siberia Thursday, fell ill
   during the flight, prompting the plane to make an emergency landing in
   Omsk, in Siberia. His aide said Navalny had drunk black tea at an
   airport cafe.

   Supporters of Navalny, a well-known critic of Russian President
   Vladimir Putin, believe the tea was laced with poison.

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