Another dead Russian. Amb to Sudan found dead in his swimming pool. 9th Russian diplomat in year. [View all]

[MelissaB]

Russian ambassador to Sudan found dead, no foul play suspected

Russia’s 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 ambassador’s 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.