Just in recent weeks, two other Russian journalists died in unexplained circumstances in the city of Nizhny Novgorod. Since 2000, at least 28 journalists have been killed in Russia, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. On Wednesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry and pro-Kremlin news media said the journalists killed this week may have been at fault. On Sunday, they unsuccessfully tried to enter a military base where they thought Russian mercenaries were training the country’s army. The Central African Republic has been beset by over two decades of conflict that in recent years has taken on an overt religious aspect.

Source: Washington Post August 01, 2018 15:52 UTC