Man shot outside Russian Embassy

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A man was shot and rushed to hospital on Wednesday night after allegedly trying to disarm a security guard at the Russian embassy in Harare, witnesses said.

 

Police were called to the embassy on Fife Avenue at around 8PM following reports of a shooting.

 

Officers arrived to find a man lying on the ground after being shot at least once.

 

A neighbour said: “There was a sound of gunfire and we all rushed outside. Not long after there were emergency vehicles with sirens and the scene was quite crowded.