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Russian Consul General in Japan Dies after Falling Down Cliff

18:03 26/05/2012 TOKYO, May 26 (RIA Novosti)

Russian Consul General in Japan, Vladimir Pushkov, died on Saturday in the town of Agano in Niigata prefecture after falling down a cliff while playing volleyball, Russian embassy to Japan reported.

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