Russian Nobel-winning editor says he was attacked with red paint

Dmitry Muratov posts picture and says his assailant shouted ‘here’s one for our boys’ in assault on train

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A Nobel prize-winning newspaper editor has said he was attacked on a train in Russia by an assailant who poured red paint on him.

Dmitry Muratov said the incident happened on Thursday on a train heading from Moscow to Samara. In a post to Novaya Gazeta Europe’s Telegram channel, he said the assailant shouted “Muratov, here’s one for our boys” and that his eyes “are burning terribly” as a result of the assault. He included a selfie taken in a train toilet.

Associated Press contributed to this report

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