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Russias ambassador to Sudan, Mirgayas Shirinsky, was found dead at his Khartoum residence on Wednesday, the Sudanese foreign ministry said.
The Russian ambassador died this evening at his Khartoum residence, the ministry said, without giving a cause of death.
An initial investigation had ruled out foul play as the cause of the ambassadors death, which was confirmed by Moscow, AFP reported.
The ambassador, who was born in 1954, died while he was swimming in his pool at his house, the officer said.
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This is the ninth death of a Russian diplomat within a year.
More: https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2017/08/24/BREAKING-Russian-ambassador-to-Sudan-found-dead.html
I've got to say that Russian diplomats have a really high mortality rate.
FM123
(10,054 posts)MelissaB
(16,420 posts)Washington (CNN)The brazen daytime slaying of a Russian politician outside a Ukrainian hotel last week brings to eight the number of high-profile Russians who have died over the past five months since the US presidential election on November 8.
Among the recent deaths were five Russian diplomats. Some of the deaths appeared natural and governments have ruled out foul play.
In some cases, though, questions remain. That's either because the facts have changed over time, details are hard to come by, or the deaths are still under investigation.
Self-proclaimed online sleuths and conspiracy theorists have filled the information void with speculation that the deaths were somehow related to Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election. No evidence has surfaced to make such a connection.
More: http://edition.cnn.com/2017/03/24/europe/dead-russians/index.html
1. Russian politician who fled to Ukaine shot dead
Denis Voronenkov, 45, was gunned down Thursday outside a hotel in Kiev.
2. Russian ambassador to the UN suddenly dies
Vitaly Churkin, 64, Russia's ambassador to the United Nations
3. Russian ambassador to India dies after brief illness
Alexander Kadakin, 67, the Russian ambassador to India
4. Russian diplomat found dead in Athens
Andrey Malanin, a senior diplomat at the Russian embassy in Greece, was found dead in early January.
5. Former intelligence official found dead in his car
Oleg Erovinkin, who had close ties to Russian intelligence, was found dead on December 26 sitting in his car on the streets of Moscow. Suspected source for the Steele dossier.
6. Diplomat fatally shot in back
Russian ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, 62, was assassinated in Ankara on December 20
7. Russian diplomat shot to death in Moscow
The same day as Karlov's killing, Petr Polshikov, 56, a senior Russian diplomat, was shot to death in his Moscow home.
8. Russian official in NYC dies on Election Day
On the morning of the U.S. election, November 8, about an hour after the first polls opened in New York City, police received a 911 call about an unconscious man inside the Russian consulate. When they arrived, they found Sergei Krivov, 63. Russian embassy first said fell from roof, then said heart attack. Police report said trauma to head.
Bonus: Russian lawyer for whistleblower is nearly killed
I recall quite a few of these news items as they happened, but to put it all together is really something.
Docreed2003
(16,890 posts)Warpy
(111,417 posts)and the state of his coronary arteries. It could be natural. It could be foul play. Hard to say with drowning unless there is bruising or other signs of trauma.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)Going down. The Republican draft dodger in chief, probably has some special Thoughts about all of this.
Blue Owl
(50,547 posts)n/t