Russian embassy official found dead in Nicosia

Cypriot authorities are investigating the death of a senior Russian Embassy official who was found dead inside his office in Nicosia last Thursday.

Sources close to the matter told the Cyprus Mail that the man was discovered around midday, though police were not informed until several hours later.

Officers who attended the Russian Embassy were not allowed to enter the building.

The body was subsequently handed over to police in the courtyard of the embassy premises.