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Brazil police believe body found in Rio is missing Greek ambassador - UPDATED

Brazil police believe body found in Rio is missing Greek ambassador - <span style="color: red;">UPDATED

30 December 2016 01:18 (UTC +04:00)

Brazilian police suspect a body discovered inside a charred vehicle in Rio de Janeiro is Greece's ambassador to Brazil who went missing three days ago, television channel Globo reported on Thursday, APA reports quoting Reuters.

A police spokesman could not be immediately reached for comment.

Ambassador Kyriakos Amiridis, 59, was last seen Monday evening leaving the home of friends of his Brazilian wife in a poor and violent suburb of Rio's metropolitan area, police had said earlier on Thursday.

A Rio state police official said the ambassador's wife reported him as missing on Wednesday.

Globo showed images of the burned-out white car in the Nova Iguacu neighborhood where the ambassador went missing. The station reported that the license plates on the car matched those of Amiridis' rental vehicle.