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British YouTuber Benjamin Rich detained at Russian space centre in Kazakhstan

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Britain’s YouTuber has been detained at a Russian-controlled airspace in Kazakhstan, officials said.

Benjamin Rich, known for his Bald and Bankrupt tourist station, has been arrested near a depot in the Baikonur Cosmodrome, the head of Russia’s space agency Rososcosmos said.

Dmitry Rogozin said Mr Rich was being investigated for “illegal activities”.

The UK Foreign Office, Commonwealth and Development Office said it was investigating the reports.

A Belarussian woman named Alina Tseliupa has also been arrested, Rogozin said.

The two were detained at Baikonur Interior Ministry, 1,100 kilometers (680 miles) southwest of Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan, he added.

Mr. Rich’s YouTube channel, which he describes as “off the map in the former Soviet Union …” has more than 3.5 million subscribers.

The most recent video posted on April 24 was recorded in Syria.

All airlines using Russian rockets are launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, which is open to visitors applying for a permit at Roscosmos.

The launch site was the launch of the first production satellite, Sputnik 1, in 1957.

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