Russian news agency staff attacked, detained in Turkey

Russia's Foreign Ministry is protesting attacks on three journalists of country's Sputnik news ncy in Turkey and ir subsequent detention.

Government-owned Sputnik, which operates news websites in about 30 langus, said angry mobs tried to break into apartments of three staffers in Turkish capital Ankara on Saturday night, threatening physical violence and demanding y stop ir work.

Sputnik said assailants accused journalists, who are Turkish citizens, of being Russian spies. journalists went to police to report attacks and ncy lost contact with m, Sputnik said.

“ attacks on employees of Turkish bureau of Sputnik and ir detentions is a gross violation of rights of journalists,” Russia Foreign Ministry said in a statement Sunday, and called on Turkish authorities to intervene. media group Rossiya Segodnya, which includes Sputnik, called for journalists' immediate release.Turkish authorities haven't commented on matter.

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