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Earth_First

(14,910 posts) Sat Mar 22, 2014, 01:23 PM Mar 2014

Journalist detained; others harassed by military

Via Twitter:

@harryfear

Journalist outside #Belbek base in #Ukraine pushed to the ground, other journalists harassed by #Russians #Бельбек http://t.co/v8iqf50B0d 1:05 22 MAR 14

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Journalist detained; others harassed by military (Original Post) Earth_First Mar 2014 OP

Richard Engel is there... Cooley Hurd Mar 2014 #1

He has been very busy Duckhunter935 Mar 2014 #2

Passports, bags, memory cards searched/confiscated Earth_First Mar 2014 #3

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)

1. Richard Engel is there...

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Sat Mar 22, 2014, 01:28 PM

Mar 2014

He's ALWAYS there - wherever there is trouble. He's like Batman.

Duckhunter935

(16,974 posts)

2. He has been very busy

Reply to Cooley Hurd (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 22, 2014, 01:49 PM

Mar 2014

That is true

Earth_First

(14,910 posts)

3. Passports, bags, memory cards searched/confiscated

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Sat Mar 22, 2014, 04:16 PM

Mar 2014

Via Twitter:

@edouphoto

Russian soldiers escort journalists out, search bags, cameras, passports and systematically stole our memory cards. #russia #crimea #ukraine 2:21 PM 22 MAR 14

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