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Plane carrying ill Russian opposition leader departs for Germany: AFP
OMSK, Russia, Aug 22, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – An air ambulance took off from the
Siberian city of Omsk on Saturday transporting Russian opposition leader
Alexei Navalny to Germany for treatment of a suspected poisoning, AFP
journalists at the scene reported.
The plane took off shortly after Navalny was taken to the airport from the
hospital in Omsk where he was being treated, following a day-long standoff
between his relatives and Russian doctors over whether he was fit for medical
evacuation.
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