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Man Shot Outside Russian Embassy in Zimbabwe

© AP Photo / Tsvangirayi MukwazhiAn ambulance is seen outside Zimbabwe's parliament following scuffles between police and opposition members of parliament during the 2018 Budget presentation in Harare, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018. Police forcibly removed some opposition members of parliament after they refused to stand up for President Emmerson Mnangagwa, being accused of disrespect before police were called and scuffles ensued.
An ambulance is seen outside Zimbabwe's parliament following scuffles between police and opposition members of parliament during the 2018 Budget presentation in Harare, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018. Police forcibly removed some opposition members of parliament after they refused to stand up for President Emmerson Mnangagwa, being accused of disrespect before police were called and scuffles ensued. - Sputnik International, 1920, 27.10.2022
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A man has been seriously injured in a shooting outside the Russian Embassy in the capital of Zimbabwe, Harare, national police spokesman Paul Nyathi said on Thursday.
"We confirm that there has been a shooting incident at Russian Embassy where a suspect approached a policeman on duty and as a result there was a shooting incident," Assistant Commissioner Nyathi was quoted by The Herald newspaper as saying.
Nyathi said that the incident occurred on Wednesday at 19:20 local time (17:20 GMT), adding that the 24-year-old suspect was taken to the Parirenyatwa General Hospital.
Police have launched an investigation into the reasons for the shooting and why the man turned to the police officer, Nyathi noted.
Sputnik has not yet received a comment from the embassy.
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