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UPDATE: The man who fatally shot an alleged robber in Rio may have been posing as a Russian diplomat, Russian state news agency says.
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ORIGINAL POST: Media reports said the diplomat managed to take the assailant's gun and shoot him with it.



Russia denies diplomat killed robber in Rio
The Russian Embassy in Brazil denies one of its diplomats was involved in fatal shooting of a robber in Rio de Janeiro as the Olympic Games are set to begin.
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