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Italian Diplomat Dies in Venezuela Under Mysterious Circumstances

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Italian diplomat Mauro Monciatti, who worked at the Italian Embassy in Caracas, died in the capital of Venezuela under mysterious circumstances, local media reported Monday.

ROME (Sputnik) — The body of the 65-year-old Italian with traces of stab wounds was found earlier in the day in his apartment in Villa Altamira in Caracas, the RaiNews24 broadcaster reported.

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Italian Foreign Ministry confirmed the death of the diplomat to the broadcaster, adding that the reason behind the death was yet unknown, but an investigation was underway.

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According to other media, citing Mauro Lorenzini, the consul of Italy, the situation did not resemble a robbery.

According to the Venezuelan media, law enforcement officers worked at the scene, and concluded that the door at the apartment was unlikely to have been broken.

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