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Russia's FSB arrested a Japanese journalist in the far east, accusing him of gathering information on the country's defense capabilities.
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“The main security service said it had detained a reporter for the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper in Russia’s far east, where he had been reporting on military recruitment.”How each side headlined it
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The FSB claimed that the journalist had been gathering information on Russia's defense capabilities.
The main security service said it had detained a reporter for the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper in Russia’s far east, where he had been reporting on military recruitment.
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The FSB claimed that the journalist had been gathering information on Russia's defense capabilities.
Tokyo summoned Russia’s ambassador after a Japanese reporter was arrested in Russia’s far east and accused of collecting military intelligence.
Russia accused the man, a reporter for Hokkaido Shimbun, of spying on Russia’s defensive capabilities on behalf of the Japanese intelligence.
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