According to Russian television station NTV, the victim, Luis Cardenas Miranda, numbered Cuban leader Fidel Castro among his clients.
Miranda, 71, had come to Moscow for a short stay, working at an upscale restaurant where he rolled cigars for 30 euros ($36) each.
He was reportedly attacked by two youths as he was making his way home early on March 5.
(AFP, "The Moscow Times")
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