Spate of deadly bear attacks in Russia leaves 35 people dead, RIA reports
Verified: 2 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 1 of them from Russia. 35 killed, according to 2 outlets.
MOSCOW, Nov 11 - A spate of deadly bear attacks has left 35 people dead across Russia since the start of the spring, with the latest victim a security guard at a holiday camp in Kamchatka, Russia's RIA state news agency reported on Wednesday.
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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- 352 outlets: straitstimes.com, themoscowtimes.com· latest Nov 11, 5:56 PM UTCSpate of Deadly Bear Attacks in Russia Has Left 35 People Dead ↗
1 outlet from Russia, where the story is: The Moscow Times · how we count
- Nov 11, 4:50 PM UTCFirst report· you’re reading thisSpate of deadly bear attacks in Russia leaves 35 people dead, RIA reportsstraitstimes.com ↗
- Nov 11, 5:56 PM UTC+1 hSpate of Deadly Bear Attacks in Russia Has Left 35 People Deadthemoscowtimes.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 5:56 PM UTC · +1 h
[Claude] Report 2 is the same RIA-sourced story as Report 1 with the same 35-death toll and Kamchatka security guard victim, differing only in dateline and attribution detail.
51m ago[Claude, second read] Agrees: HIGH, a new event. Cumulative 35 deaths from bear attacks across Russia since spring; 5+ dead threshold met, though it's a spread of incidents rather than one event.
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