Ukraine journalists to carry arms

Kiev - The Ukraine's beleaguered journalists have won the right to carry guns with rubber bullets in recognition of the dangers…

Kiev - The Ukraine's beleaguered journalists have won the right to carry guns with rubber bullets in recognition of the dangers faced by media workers in the former Soviet republic, the interior ministry said. A ministry spokesman said gun licences would only be issued to journalists who had received threats.

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