Fine art

Police in Russia has seemingly a side business of bribery going. They have the art of "traffic violations" down to a fine art (pun intended).

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If you've spent a reasonable amount of time on Russian roads, you know the routine when a traffic cop pulls you over for a moving violation: You either quietly slip bribe money into your documents before handing them over or opt to brave the paperwork and pay the fine.

Last Wednesday, a Belgian diplomat - a trade attache at the embassy - attacked a policeman and broke his nose after being pulled over for a traffic violation, police said.

The Belgian Embassy confirmed that one of its employees had been involved in an altercation and said he had suffered several bruises, had his glasses broken, and later discovered 5,000 rubles ($185) missing from his wallet, Interfax reported.

Police told Interfax that the diplomat left a restaurant Wednesday evening and committed several moving violations as he pulled away in his car. After he was stopped, he unexpectedly attacked two traffic police officers, police said.

Kommersant, citing a police source, reported that the diplomat had a black belt in karate.

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