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Slovakia seeks witness to journalist killing

The Slovak prosecutor has said a white man with a beard and dark hair who appeared to be in his late 20s to early 30s may have witnessed the assassination of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak there earlier this year. "This person may ... have information about the crime," he told press on Monday. MEPs are due in Slovakia this week to look into the case.

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