The man was sprayed with acetone paint. He received a burn to the eye. Police are looking for the two suspects.
In Russia, they attacked Nobel laureate and editor-in-chief of the Novaya Gazeta publication Dmitry Muratov. This is stated on the website of the publication.
It was noted that the man was traveling by train from Moscow to Samara. At the Kazan train station, in the carriage itself, they poured red paint with acetone on him and exclaimed: “Muratov, here you are for our men.”
As a result of the incident, the journalist’s eye was burned.
“They poured oil paint with acetone in the compartment. It was burning hard. The Moscow-Samara train. The smell of oil all over the car. The removal was delayed by 30 minutes. I will try to wash myself , ”Muratov said.
Police are currently searching for the two suspects. It was found that during the passengers boarding the train at the Kazansky railway station, two men wearing medical masks, calling themselves conductors, entered the car, then one of them entered. in the compartment and read the passenger present. red paint. Immediately afterwards, they ran out of the platform and disappeared.
The publication wrote that a group called Union Z paratroopers claimed responsibility for the attack, threatening that they would take further action. But this message was later deleted.
Photo: novayagazeta.ru
Dmitry Muratov after the attack
It should be noted that Muratov was the winner of the award in October last year along with Filipino journalist Maria Ressa. They received awards for “efforts to protect freedom of opinion, which is a condition for democracy and peace.”
At the end of March, Muratov announced that he would auction off his Nobel medal to raise funds to help Ukrainian refugees. He also called on the parties to stop the gunfire, exchange prisoners, return the corpses of the dead and open humanitarian corridors.
In Russia, Novaya Gazeta suspended work until the end of the war in Ukraine
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Source: korrespondent
