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Ukraine Bans Eight Reporters From Covering Odessa Massacre Anniversary

© Sputnik / Anton Kruglov / Go to the mediabankFlowers on a broken window in memory of the people killed by fire in the Trade Unions House on Odessa's Kulikovo Field Square. File photo
Flowers on a broken window in memory of the people killed by fire in the Trade Unions House on Odessa's Kulikovo Field Square. File photo - Sputnik International
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Eight reporters, including those from Poland, France, the Netherlands and Germany, were not allowed to enter the southern Ukrainian city of Odessa to cover the events commemorating the second anniversary of the massacre in the city, according to a lawyer.

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ODESSA (Ukraine) (Sputnik) — Eight foreign reporters were prohibited from entering the southern Ukrainian city of Odessa to cover the events commemorating the second anniversary of the massacre in the city, a lawyer representing one of the people accused of involvement in the deadly events said Monday.

"About eight journalists were not allowed to enter [the city]," Kirill Shevchuk told RIA Novosti.

He added that the reporters, including those from Poland, France, the Netherlands and Germany, were turned back at passport control in Odessa's airport.

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The mourning rally was scheduled for 2 p.m. local time (11:00 GMT), but because of an alleged bomb threat local authorities blocked the access to the tragedy site for people who wanted to commemorate the victims of the massacre.

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