Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
19%
4 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
60/100
Al Jazeera's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
7
Other
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
A car bombing in Moscow has critically injured an adviser to Ukraine’s former prime minister a day after a similar attack killed a military officer in St Petersburg.
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attack → injure → Petersburg
The explosion on Friday was the latest in a series of bombings and shootings that have targeted people involved in the fighting in Ukraine.
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that → target → Ukraine
Moscow has blamed Kyiv for the attacks.
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Moscow → blame → attacks
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The Moscow explosion struck a car driven by Sergei Zavorotnyi, who previously worked as an adviser to former Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, according to Russia’s Investigative Committee.
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who → claim → Committee
Zavorotnyi was hospitalised with injuries, the committee added.
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committee → hospitalise → injuries
It did not identify possible suspects pending a criminal inquiry.
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It → identify → inquiry
Azarov served as prime minister under Ukraine’s Moscow-friendly President Viktor Yanukovych, who was forced from office by protesters and fled to Russia in February 2014.
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who → serve → February
Azarov, who also lives in Russia, told state-run TV that he was “shocked” by the attack that left his former adviser critically injured.
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that → live → adviser
He said he believes Zavorotnyi was targeted because of his criticism of the Ukrainian government.
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Zavorotnyi → say → government
Zavorotnyi. 72, had worked as a journalist for Russia’s daily Komsomolskaya Pravda before becoming Azarov’s adviser.
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Zavorotnyi → work → adviser
He wrote a book about Yanukovych’s ouster and ran an online outlet critical of Ukrainian authorities.
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He → write → authorities
Russia’s REN TV channel said he lost his left arm, suffered multiple other injuries and was in a coma after the explosion.
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he → say → explosion
Explosive devices triggered remotely
Al Jazeera’s Yulia Shapovalova, reporting from Moscow, said an explosive device was reportedly planted under the man’s car and detonated remotely as he was driving on Friday.
“The investigative committee has already launched a criminal case into this explosion,” she said.
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she → trigger → explosion
A day earlier, in St Petersburg, a military serviceman was killed by a bomb in his vehicle, according to Russia’s Investigative Committee.
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serviceman → kill → Committee
It did not identify the victim or say who could be behind the bombing.
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who → identify → bombing
The Fontanka news outlet said Thursday’s victim was a colonel, while other Russian online media said the victim was a senior air force officer.
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victim → say → ?
Shapovalova said preliminary reports indicated that the victim was a military serviceman, rather than a colonel of the Russian Air Force.
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victim → say → Force
Like the attack on Friday, he was also driving the car when the bomb went off, she added.
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she → drive → car
“In both cases an explosive device was triggered remotely, and it was planted under their car,” Shapovalova said.
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Shapovalova → trigger → car
“Here in Russia, all the attacks are considered to be orchestrated by the Ukrainian side.”
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attacks → consider → side
Ukrainian authorities have not commented on either bombing.
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authorities → comment → bombing
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