Russian Nobel-winning editor says he was attacked on train

Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov (AP Photo)

Nobel Peace Prize-winning newspaper editor Dmitry Muratov said he was attacked on a Russian train by an assailant who poured red paint over him, causing severe discomfort to his eyes.

Mr Muratov told Novaya Gazeta Europe, a project launched by newspaper staff after the paper suspended operation last week under government pressure, that the assault occurred on a train heading from Moscow to Samara.