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Colombia detains two Russian citizens at US request
Colombian authorities detained two Russian citizens in the country.
They are Oleg Khazov and Vitaly Zhikarev, according to Colombia’s prosecutor’s office.
The men were detained in Cartagena and Medellín.
The headline says the detentions were at the request of the United States.
Colombia’s prosecutor’s office announced the detentions on X. No further details about the case or what happens next were provided.
Colombia detained Russian citizens Oleg Khazov and Vitaly Zhikarev at the request of the United States.
The detentions took place in Cartagena and Medellin, Colombia.
Colombia’s prosecutor’s office reported the detentions on X.
The source does not state when the detentions occurred.
- Who
- Russian citizens Oleg Khazov and Vitaly Zhikarev.
- What
- They were detained at the request of the United States.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- Cartagena and Medellin, Colombia.
- Why
- At the request of the United States; the reason for the request is not stated.
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- People detained
- Oleg Khazov and Vitaly Zhikarev
- Locations
- Cartagena and Medellin, Colombia
- Requesting country
- United States
- Reporting authority
- Colombia’s prosecutor’s office