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German prosecutors said they are investigating the attempted murder of Berlin-based Russian journalist Elena Kostyuchenko after she was one of the three Russian exile journalists who experienced symptoms consistent with poisoning.
Kostyuchenko, a foreign correspondent who exposed alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine, last October experienced extreme disorientation, abdominal pain and swollen extremities on a train journey from Munich to Berlin.
Two weeks ago, investigative portal The Insider reported that doctors they had consulted said her symptoms were consistent with poisoning. It also reported that two other Russian woman journalists living in exile experienced poisoning symptoms in the same period. Reuters
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