Russia names Bellingcat investigative outlet 'foreign agent'

FILE PHOTO: Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins gives a press conference opposite the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, October 9, 2018. REUTERS/Simon Dawson

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Friday designated the Bellingcat investigative news outlet a "foreign agent" along with nine people who work for Russian language news outlets or non-governmental organisations.

The designations, which targeted one employee of the BBC's Russian service, are the latest twist in a crackdown on media outlets that the authorities in Moscow see as hostile and foreign-backed.