Russian Reporter Dies In 5-Story Fall

AP ^ | March 5, 2007

[jmc1969]

A military correspondent for Russia's top business daily has died after falling out of a window, and some media alleged Monday that he might have been killed for his critical reporting.

Ivan Safronov, the military affairs writer for Kommersant, died Friday after falling from a fifth-story window in the stairwell of his apartment building in Moscow, officials said. His body was found by neighbors shortly after the fall.

With prosecutors investigating the death, Kommersant and some other media suggested foul play.

[jdm]

Putinicide

[Lexington Green]

How often do we get to use the word ''defenestration'' ?

[Dan(9698)]

That should be "at then end of 5 story fall"

He was ok when he was 2 feet from the bottom.

[theDentist]

If he were Putincided he wouldn't have fallen 5 floors.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Looks like Putin's hit squad scores another one...!

[jmc1969]

He was probably already dead before he fell out the window.

[redgolum]

A lot of Russians dieing in interesting ways this week.

[Anti-Bubba182]

Yep! There really is no doubt about it anymore Putin has sent
assassins to silence his critics. The trouble is that one or more will be caught and will talk.

[rbosque]

Hmmmm.... must have slipped...

(yeah right)

[coydog]

Gee, this is more like Arkancide than the way the Russians usually do this kind of thing.

[starbase]

Russian Reporter Dies In 5-Story Fall Onto Some Bullets

[reagan_fanatic]

If Pootie keeps this up, Russia will have to start importing people.

[WV Mountain Mama]

He was ok when he was 2 feet from the bottom.

I would argue he was OK until his 2 feet were in his bottom. :)

[edcoil]

The Bourne Supremacy II?

[dfwgator]

It wasn't the fall that killed him, it was the sudden stop.

[nmh]

Another one was shot in front of his house - chalked up to "local crime". I'm beginning to see a pattern.

[Lurking in Kansas]

Is someone keeping a list? Seems up to about a dozen.

[jdm]

If he were Putincided he wouldn't have fallen 5 floors.

10, 20?

[Doogle]

...reminds me of that story about the annoying little poodle who jump over the balcony railing 20 stories up. Seems the critter was chasing a ball a guest threw, over enthusiastically, took that leap........
Later in the evening when the owner was searching for him, the guest who threw the ball says "last time I saw him he was sitting out there on the balcony, and boy did he looked depressed"

Doogle