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'I'm lucky to be alive' - journalist tracked by Russian spies says

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68% Informative

Roman Dobrokhotov , editor-in-chief of The Insider , was followed through Europe by Bulgarian spies.

He believes he and his fellow investigative journalist Christo Grozev were targeted because of their exposés on Russia .

The spy cell followed them through Europe , spying on them on airplanes, in hotels and in private properties.

Three of the spies were found guilty of conspiracy to spy in the UK on Friday .

VR Score

63

Informative language

56

Neutral language

75

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

48

Offensive language

likely offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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1

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