Photo: Russian ambassador to Sudan found dead in his swimming pool

Russia's ambassador to Sudan, Mirgayas Shirinskiy, was found dead in the swimming pool at his home in Khartoum on Wednesday, the Sudanese police said.

The 62-year-old ambassador's death marks the fourth Russian ambassador to die on the job in just eight months.

Shirinskiy, who was known to have suffered from high blood pressure, is believed to have died of natural causes, a spokesman for the police said.
He was found by police at his home in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, on Wednesday, but doctors were not able to save him.
Sudan's foreign ministry expressed its condolences to Russia in a statement, hailing Shirinskiy's diplomatic efforts.
Since December 2016, Russian ambassadors to Turkey, India, and the UN have also died while on the job.
Russia's ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, was assassinated while speaking at an art gallery in Ankara in an act famously captured on video December 19.