Sep 1 2005 4:10PM Radio Liberty's Bagrov released from police station
BESLAN. Sept 1 (Interfax) - Radio Liberty journalist Yury Bagrov, who was detained in Beslan on Thursday morning, has been released from police custody.
"He will pay a fine in accordance with administrative protocol," head of the North Ossetian Interior Ministry's press service Ismel Shaov told Interfax.
He did not say exactly how much the journalist will have to pay. A regular fine is from 500 to 2,500 rubles.
Bagrov was detained for lacking an accreditation card. His only identification document was a driving license.
"He has not held a Russian passport for a year, and this is a flagrant violation of the passport and visa rules," Shaov said.
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