New look into death of Dag Hammarskjöld

[shenmue]

CBC story here

From the article:

New evidence to be submitted to the United Nations' General Assembly this week could help shed light on one of the enduring mysteries of the 20th century — namely, was the 1961 death of the second UN Secretary General an accident or an act of murder?

[patricia92243]

1. Can't get link to work. Is there a short version you could tell us???

[shenmue]

2. The link works for me

Here's another one:

Scoop NZ New Zealand news link here

[UTUSN]

3. R#4 & K, plus another one:

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/evidence-may-lead-to-new-probe-in-1961-death-of-un-secretary-general-dag-hammarskj%C3%B6ld-1.3121036

[font size=5]Evidence may lead to new probe in 1961 death of UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld[/font]

.... Documents, testimony add weight to case that plane crash was no accident.

The 56-year old Swedish diplomat was in Africa to try to unite the Congo, but faced resistance from a number of multinationals, often supported by mercenaries and openly hostile to the UN, who coveted the area's mineral wealth.

The crash has been a source of widespread speculation for decades, which has ramped up thanks to evidence uncovered in the last few years. ....

Other oddities: Some of the bodies of the victims had bullet holes, and a playing card — rumoured to be the ace of spades — was found in Hammarskjöld's collar.

Southall, now 82, believes the voice he heard was that of a Belgian mercenary pilot nicknamed "The Lone Ranger." ....

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[dixiegrrrrl]

4. I remember being suspicious at the time.

I was aware of who he was and what he was involved in.
Wasn't until after the assassinations of the 60's that I became aware of handy "accidents" to those who
were upsetting the status quo.

[UTUSN]

5. r u as old as i? he was a noble human