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Russian Official Denies He Shot Himself In The Foot; Twitter Demands To See Leg

An official who warned that the West was "shooting itself in the foot" by imposing sanctions on Russia has, um, shot himself in the foot. Or maybe not.

An aide to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin denied an Interfax news agency report on December 29 that his boss had wounded his foot during an outing at a shooting range.

Nikita Asimov said Rogozin had suffered a "sports injury" a few days ago while playing handball.


Twitter users also expressed doubt about the handball story.

"After the incident with Rogozin, Vladimir Putin signed a decree that prohibits government members playing handball with weapons," one joked.



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