Body found in Rio may be missing Greek ambassador: Brazil police
Body found in Rio may be missing Greek ambassador: Brazil police
Police have said a body found inside a charred vehicle near Rio de Janeiro may be that of the Greek ambassador to Brazil, missing since Monday night. Kyriakos Amiridis had been on holiday with family.
Date 30.12.2016
Brazilian authorities said Thursday they are examining a corpse found in a burned car in the city of Nova Iguacu, north of Rio, but could not confirm whether it was that of missing Greek ambassador Kyriakos Amiridis (pictured above).
"The information that we can confirm right now is that we have found a car in [the district of] Nova Iguacu with a body and it is being investigated," said a source in the police's homicide squad. The source also declined to expand on whether the charred car's license plate matched that of the car Amiridis is reported to have rented, nor when DNA results from the scene would be returned.
However, Brazilian television channel Globo, which showed images of the burnt car, reported that the license plate did indeed match with the 59-year-old envoy's rented vehicle, and said police suspect the body to be that of Amiridis.
Missing since Monday
. . .
A police spokeswoman told The Associated Press that a family member reported Amiridis missing in the city of Nova Iguacu, 25 miles (40 kilometers) north of Rio, where he had been vacationing with his family. According to authorities, the ambassador was last seen Monday evening leaving the home of friends of his Brazilian wife in a poor and violent Rio suburb.
More:
http://www.dw.com/en/body-found-in-rio-may-be-missing-greek-ambassador-brazil-police/a-36949858
LBN:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141651809
