US journalist from Wall Street Journal arrested in Russia

A US journalist has been detained in Russia suspected of espionage, the FSB state security service said.

Evan Gershkovich, 31, was held in Yekaterinburg in the Urals where he was on an assignment for The Wall Street Journal.

The reporter - an accredited foreign correspondent - was held over alleged 'illegal activities' and was 'suspected of espionage for the US government', said the FSB.

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