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2006-01-07 Caribbean-Latin America

Head of Peacekeepers in Haiti Found Dead

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Posted by Steve White 2006-01-07 11:06|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 From CNN:

The Brazilian commander of U.N. peacekeepers in Haiti was found dead on the balcony of his hotel room Saturday after shooting himself in the head, authorities said, in a blow to the 9,000-strong force and efforts to restore democracy in Haiti.

U.N. officials and Haitian police swarmed the upscale Hotel Montana where Lt. Gen. Urano Teixeira da Matta Bacellar, blood staining his white T-shirt and also wearing boxer shorts and sandals, was slumped on a tile floor against the balcony.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-01-07 16:43|| 2006-01-07 16:43|| Front Page Top

#2 If I were going to eat my gun, I doubt I'd do it in my skivvies. Is this typical?

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-01-07 17:30|| 2006-01-07 17:30|| Front Page Top

#3 I'd say it is very typical, many people commit suicide by shooting themselves in the back of the head in Haiti.

Posted by Chomolet Ulomosh4020 2006-01-07 20:07|| 2006-01-07 20:07|| Front Page Top

#4 many people commit suicide by shooting themselves in the back of the head in Haiti.

several times, along with a throat slashing, and the fortitude to dispose of both gun and knife.....admirable determination

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-01-07 20:40|| 2006-01-07 20:40|| Front Page Top

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