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Police suspect arson after journalist's cars found burned

Police suspect arson after journalist's cars found burned

by Sergiy Slipchenko

Two cars belonging to a journalist and his wife were found burned early on Dec. 5 on the outskirts of Uzhgorod, the regional capital of Zakarpattia Oblast in western Ukraine. The National Police in Zakarpattia Oblast are investigating the incident as possible arson. The completely destroyed Subaru Forester and a

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