Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

BBC reporters 'badly beaten' in southern Russia
http://news.msn.com/world/bbc-reporters-badly-beaten-in-southern-russia ^ | 18 Sep 14 | Unknown

Posted on 09/18/2014 7:53:37 AM PDT by elhombrelibre

A team of BBC journalists was beaten and their camera smashed in southern Russia, where they were looking into reports of Russian soldiers killed while on secret deployments near Ukraine, the broadcaster said Thursday.

The three reporters were working in the southern city of Astrakhan when they were "assaulted by unidentified men in a coordinated attack," the BBC said in a statement.

"Our staff were badly beaten, their camera destroyed and then taken," the statement said.

BBC spokesman James Hardy added separately: "All are OK."

(Excerpt) Read more at news.msn.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Russia
KEYWORDS: crimea; lithuania; pinac; putinsbuttboys; russia; ukraine; vladtards
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-34 last
To: McGruff
Breaking News? Really?

I remember two Russian journalists being killed by a mortar shell in Ukraine not too long ago, and the Russians here screaming bloody murder.

21 posted on 09/21/2014 6:18:52 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: elhombrelibre

Both Putin and the BBC are execrable, so I’m not sure who to root for, in this report. I guess neither.


22 posted on 09/21/2014 6:24:06 AM PDT by bkopto (Free men are not equal. Equal men are not free.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Calvin Locke

lying ,liberal reporters beaten, nah don’t care. I have more pressing issues than this


23 posted on 09/21/2014 6:26:17 AM PDT by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: elhombrelibre

two reporters beaten, and it’s breaking news?


24 posted on 09/21/2014 6:28:18 AM PDT by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: elhombrelibre
BBC reporters 'badly beaten' in southern Russia

There, take that.

And don't come back until you learn how to speak properly and get rid of those phony British accents.

25 posted on 09/21/2014 6:30:17 AM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves" Month.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Thanks elhombrelibre.
The three reporters were working in the southern city of Astrakhan when they were "assaulted by unidentified men in a coordinated attack," the BBC said in a statement. "Our staff were badly beaten, their camera destroyed and then taken," the statement said.

26 posted on 09/21/2014 9:03:52 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

they were looking into reports of Russian soldiers killed while on secret deployments near Ukraine
Here's to the day when the stream of Russian body bags taking dead thugs back to their loved ones turns to a torrent. And then what's left of Putin is wet-vacc'ed from what's left of his armored limo.
27 posted on 09/21/2014 9:08:14 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (and for that matter, Putin's FINO cheereleaders get the Zot!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: elhombrelibre

Commies bullies beating up Commie propaganda ministry apparatchiks - This is RICH


28 posted on 09/21/2014 10:03:55 AM PDT by DanZ
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: elhombrelibre

So if propagandists are beaten up, is that a bad thing?


29 posted on 09/21/2014 10:29:45 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA (When Injustice becomes Law, Resistance Becomes Duty.-Thomas Jefferson)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: aimhigh
Is the KGB still called the KGB, or do they have a new name?

They sometimes call themselves the BBC, judging by their wheedling, craven, leftist broadcasts.

30 posted on 09/21/2014 10:54:53 AM PDT by Fightin Whitey
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | View Replies]

To: Fightin Whitey

Help me with your logic here: so these craven, leftist journos were attempting to investigate a story that is unfavorable to a craven, leftist regime—and got beaten up by some craven leftists?


31 posted on 09/21/2014 11:03:19 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 30 | View Replies]

To: 1rudeboy

Logic?

You need help reading and writing, John-John.

But let us know who you end up feeling warmest toward of the alphabet organizations: KGB, BBC, NPR, MISIRI, PLO, SDS, et al.

We’ll leave aside the ABA and LSAT, of course, in deference to your understandable sensitivities.


32 posted on 09/21/2014 11:40:38 AM PDT by Fightin Whitey
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 31 | View Replies]

To: Fightin Whitey

Thank you, Mr. Non Sequitur. Your papers prove you are who you say you are.


33 posted on 09/21/2014 11:50:18 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 32 | View Replies]

To: elhombrelibre

Russian freedom Putie style.


34 posted on 09/21/2014 12:35:34 PM PDT by free_life (If you ask Jesus to forgive you and to save you, He will.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-34 last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson