DHAKA: A sensationalist Russian news website on Monday published a photograph that it claims is the first to show US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden since he emerged from a Moscow airport in August.

In the blurry image published by Life News, a casually dressed man sporting a goatee with sunglasses perched on his head is pictured pushing a supermarket trolley full of groceries across a road.

A car with partly legible Russian plates and a crossing sign identify the scene as in Russia.

‘The photograph was taken in Moscow,’ said Life News, which is known for its close ties to the Kremlin and security services, reports The Straits Times.

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