ВВС подтвердила о нападениях на своих корреспондентов
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ВВС подтвердила Центру экстремальной журналистики (ЦЭЖ), что в течении 7 дней в Москве нападениям подверглись три корреспондента корпорации - Давлат Кудрат, Михаил Денисов и Евгений Демченко.
До этого, ЦЭЖ располагал только слухами об этих нападениях.
Текст подтверждения ВВС на английском языке - под катом.
We can confirm that three BBC staff members have been physically assaulted this week in Moscow.
Davlat Qudrat, a Russian citizen who works for the BBC Central Asian Service, was assaulted on Saturday 24 November in the Moscow metro at
around 8pm local time. The assailants had used racist abuse before the attack. His assailants were arrested by the police.
BBC Russian staff member, Mikhail Denisov, was attacked near his home on Sunday 25 November by two assailants. His phone, bank card and a significant amount of money was stolen. He has sustained a broken nose and possibly broken ribs.
In the latest attack on Friday 30 November, BBC Russian staff member Yevgeny Demchenko was attacked while travelling home from work. He suffered head injuries and required stitches.
We are extremely concerned at this unusual speight of attacks in Moscow. Although we have no evidence to suggest that the attacks were motivated by the victim's employment by the BBC, we are exploring that possibility. We have asked the Russian Foreign Ministry for assistance in ensuring staff safety. We are reviewing our safety procedures in Moscow in the light of these events.