A Russia Today journalist is in hospital after being shot in the foot in a Moscow restaurant, the news channel said on Sunday.
There is no indication that the attack, which Russia Today say took place on October 9, is related to her professional activities.
Natalya Arkhiptseva was shot with a gun firing rubber bullets a by a 35-year-old native of St. Petersburg in the capital’s Prado Cafe. She said he opened fire after she objected to being sworn at by him and his friends as she passed their table.
The suspect has been released on a pledge not to leave the city. He has been charged with “hooliganism” - which carries a maximum sentence of five years behind bars.
MOSCOW, October 17 (RIA Novosti)
