Air ambulance leaves Germany to pick up Russian opposition figure Navalny: German media

BSS/AFP

21 August, 2020, 09:55 am

Last modified: 21 August, 2020, 09:59 am

Air ambulance leaves Germany to pick up Russian opposition figure Navalny: German media

The head of a German NGO had earlier told AFP that Berlin’s Charite hospital was ready to treat Navalny, who is fighting for his life after a suspected poisoning

BSS/AFP

21 August, 2020, 09:55 am

Last modified: 21 August, 2020, 09:59 am

Photo: Collected

An air ambulance left Germany on Friday morning on its way to pick up Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny from hospital in Siberia, German media reported.

The rescue aircraft was dispatched from the Bavarian city of Nuremberg at 3:11 am (0111 GMT), the Bild daily reported.

Russian opposition leader Navalny 'poisoned'

The head of a German NGO had earlier told AFP that Berlin's Charite hospital was ready to treat Navalny, who is fighting for his life after a suspected poisoning.

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