{"id":412614,"date":"2017-08-25T07:38:24","date_gmt":"2017-08-25T07:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/08\/25\/russian-sudan-envoy-mirgayas-shirinsky-found-dead-in-pool\/"},"modified":"2017-08-25T07:38:24","modified_gmt":"2017-08-25T07:38:24","slug":"russian-sudan-envoy-mirgayas-shirinsky-found-dead-in-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/08\/25\/russian-sudan-envoy-mirgayas-shirinsky-found-dead-in-pool\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian Sudan envoy, Mirgayas Shirinsky, found dead in pool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">&#13;<br \/>\n                <\/aside>\n<p><!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 3.4.4--><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">Russia\u2019s ambassador to Sudan has been found dead in a swimming pool at his residence in Khartoum.<\/p>\n<p>Sudanese police said a preliminary investigation indicated Mirgayas Shirinsky had died of natural causes.<\/p>\n<p>Although his death is not suspicious, Mr Shirinsky is the fourth Russian diplomat to die in service in the past year.<\/p>\n<p>In February, Russian UN ambassador Vitaly Churkin died suddenly in his New York office.<\/p>\n<p>A month earlier, Alexander Kadakin, the Russian ambassador to India, died following a brief illness.<\/p>\n<p>Last December, Russian ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov was shot dead in Ankara by a Turkish policeman apparently in protest at Russian involvement in Syria.<\/p>\n<p>Sudanese police announced 63-year-old Mr Shirinsky\u2019s death on Wednesday evening saying he was \u201cfound dead in the swimming pool of his residence at 7:05pm (16:05 GMT).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPreliminary investigation shows that his death was natural,\u201d police spokesman Omar al-Mokhtar told AFP news agency.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"story-body__crosshead\">\u2018Dedicated diplomat\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday that staff at the Khartoum embassy called an ambulance but Mr Shirinsky \u201ccould not be saved\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Russian envoy was found in his residence with evidence of an acute heart attack,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe dedicated his life to diplomacy. We express sincere condolences to his family and loved ones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Shirinsky served in the Russian diplomatic corps for 40 years.<\/p>\n<p>US officials have not disclosed the cause of Vitaly Churkin\u2019s death, saying details were withheld to comply with international law.<\/p>\n<p>Russian officials argued that disclosing details could cause embarrassment to the ambassador\u2019s family or hurt his reputation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Russia\u2019s ambassador to Sudan has been found dead in a swimming pool at his residence in Khartoum. 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