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Investigators raided Ura.ru's office in Yekaterinburg, seeking sources on criminal activities in the Sverdlovsk region. Journalists' homes were also searched.
MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Russian media outlet in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg said on Thursday that investigators were conducting searches in its editorial office.
Ura.ru, one of the largest media outlets in the Urals, said searches were also being conducted in the flats of several journalists.
"Investigators are interested in sources of information about events of a criminal nature in the Sverdlovsk region," Ura.ru said in a statement.
There was no official comment from investigators.
Ura.ru published video of officials in uniform in an office and masked investigators with sledge hammers.
(Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)
Ura.ru, one of the largest media outlets in the Urals, reported that investigators were conducting searches in its editorial office.
Investigators were interested in sources of information about events of a criminal nature in the Sverdlovsk region.
Yes, searches were also conducted in the flats of several journalists associated with Ura.ru.
Ura.ru published video footage showing officials in uniform and masked investigators using sledgehammers in their office.
There was no official comment from the investigators regarding the searches.
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