Russia has denied its ambassador to Yemen was killed after a gunman opened fire at the embassy.

Officials denied the claims made by Saudi Arabian media telling NBC News "no-one's been shot".

1 Reports circulated that ambassador Vladimir Dedushkin had been shot Credit: Twitter

Russian Embassy in Yemen tells @NBCNews NBC its Ambassador has not been attacked ("no-one's been shot") in Sanaa...Saudi reports wrong. — Bill Neely (@BillNeelyNBC) January 14, 2017

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Saudi Arabia's Barq news agency had claimed ambassador Vladimir Dedushkin was shot in Sanaa, Yemen's largest city.

Dedushkin has been ambassador to Yemen since 2013.

Last month a Turkish policeman murdered a Russian ambassador as he gave a speech in Turkey's capital, Ankara.

Last week a second top Russian diplomat was found dead at his home in Athens.

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