Mysterious 5-story fall kills journalist
From Times Wire Reports
A military correspondent for Russia’s top business daily died after falling from a fifth-story window, and some media speculated that he might have been killed for his critical reporting.
Ivan Safronov, the military affairs writer for Kommersant, died Friday in the fall from a window in the stairwell of his apartment building in Moscow, officials said.
Safronov had been questioned repeatedly by the Federal Security Service, which said it suspected him of divulging state secrets. No charges were filed.
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