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OSCE diplomats abducted by pro-Russians in Ukraine
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Pro-Russian separatists say the group was detained because a Ukrainian military official was traveling with them.
"They are with us in Slovyansk," Vyacheslav Ponomaryov, a pro-Russian separatist leader, told Reuters.
"What the situation was I do not know," Ponomaryov said. "It was reported to me that among them [the observers] was an employee of Kyiv's secret military staff. People who come here as observers bringing with them a real spy: it's not appropriate."
On his Twitter account, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt called for the group's immediate release: "Extremely concerned with OSCE inspectors being abducted in Eastern Ukraine. Including one Swede. They must be released immediately."
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http://www.voanews.com/content/ukrai...e/1900920.html
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