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| US diplomat found dead in Cyprus | |
| 2007-07-03 | |
The defence attache at the US embassy in Cyprus has been found dead in a remote part of the Mediterranean island four days after he went missing, state radio reported on Monday. Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation radio said Tom Mooney had been found dead in a remote area west of Nicosia and that police were at the scene. There was no confirmation from the US embassy or police. “Someone has been found dead and police have gone to the area to confirm and identify it is the body of a missing person,” a police spokesman said. The private television station Sigma said the body was found a short distance from the diplomat’s car on a dirt track in forested hills outside the capital. “We can’t confirm anything at this stage,” a US embassy spokesman said. The 45-year-old diplomat, who is married with children, was last seen leaving the US embassy in Nicosia around midday on Thursday. Police said Sunday they had been searching for Mooney, who has the rank of lieutenant-colonel, after he had been reported missing by his embassy.
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 I've heard of that, would-be suicides make several cuts. (Until one is deep enough, or they change their minds.) |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2007-07-03 17:09 |
| #3 From the Sydney Morning Herald : A post-mortem report said Mooney died from excessive bleeding caused by deep incisions to the throat. He was identified through dental records. "There is no foul play involved," said forensic pathologist Marios Matsakis, who carried out the post-mortem. In Washington, the US State Department said there was nothing to suggest Mooney's death was an act of terrorism. (emphasis added) "Deep incisions" meaning more than one cut. RIP, Sir. |
| Posted by: mrp 2007-07-03 10:39 |
| #2 God bless him and his family. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2007-07-03 10:28 |
| #1 He cut off his own head with a kitchen knife while shouting "Allahu Akhbar!" |
| Posted by: Pearl Greaper5013 2007-07-03 09:36 |