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French authorities investigate suspected poisoning of Russian journalist Marina Ovsyannikova

  • Marina Ovsyannikova fell ill in her Paris apartment and suspected she had been poisoned.
  • Ovsyannikova gained prominence for protesting Russia's war against Ukraine during a live state TV broadcast.
  • The former Russian state TV journalist had recently escaped from house arrest in Russia to France.
  • French police are examining Ovsyannikova's Paris apartment and prosecutors have opened an investigation.
  • Ovsyannikova was previously convicted in Russia of discrediting the military and sentenced to prison in absentia.
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