Russian news anchor fired for flipping the bird at mention of Obama's name

“On 14 November during the ‘News 24’ programme the presenter Limanova made an unacceptable gesture that was a synonym for an offensive expression,” it said in a statement.

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The channel, which is broadcast to 120 million people, claimed the gesture was intended for her colleagues in the studio rather than for President Obama.

“It had no subtext and was not linked with the news that Limanova was reading at that moment,” it said.

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