AP: Brazilian Head of U.N. Haiti Mission Found Dead in Capital After 'Firearm Accident'
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Head of U.N. Haiti Mission Found Dead
Brazilian Head of U.N. Haiti Mission Found Dead in Capital After 'Firearm Accident'
Brazilian Army Gen. Urano Teixeira da Mata Bacellar marches in front of troops during a ceremony marking power transition of the Brazilian UN Commander in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in this Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005 file photo. The Brazilian general commanding U.N. peacekeeping force in Haiti has been found dead in the Haitian capital, the official Agencia Brasil news agency said Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006. Bacellar died Saturday morning after a "firearm accident," Brazilian Army Lt. Col. Fernando da Cunha Matos told the agency. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
SAO PAULO, Brazil Jan 7, 2006 — The Brazilian general commanding the U.N. peacekeeping force in Haiti was found dead Saturday in the Haitian capital, according to the Brazilian army.
Lt. Gen. Urano Teixeira da Matta Bacellar died Saturday morning after a "firearm accident" in Port-au-Prince, Brazilian army Lt. Col. Fernando da Cunha Matos told the official Agencia Brasil news agency.
The Brazilian Army confirmed Bacellar's death with a brief statement on its Web site but did not elaborate on the circumstances. It said U.N. officials in Haiti had launched an investigation.
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A body on a second-floor balcony of the hotel used by Bacellar was visible to reporters from a hotel restaurant verandah.
The general assumed control over the 7,600-strong U.N. force in Haiti in late August. He replaced another Brazilian, Lt. Gen. Augusto Heleno Ribeiro, who had led U.N. troops since they were deployed to Haiti in June 2004 to restore stability after a bloody revolt toppled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
The peacekeeping force comprises 6,200 troops and 1,400 civilian police officers from over 40 countries.
Brazilian Head of U.N. Haiti Mission Found Dead in Capital After 'Firearm Accident'
Brazilian Army Gen. Urano Teixeira da Mata Bacellar marches in front of troops during a ceremony marking power transition of the Brazilian UN Commander in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in this Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005 file photo. The Brazilian general commanding U.N. peacekeeping force in Haiti has been found dead in the Haitian capital, the official Agencia Brasil news agency said Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006. Bacellar died Saturday morning after a "firearm accident," Brazilian Army Lt. Col. Fernando da Cunha Matos told the agency. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)SAO PAULO, Brazil Jan 7, 2006 — The Brazilian general commanding the U.N. peacekeeping force in Haiti was found dead Saturday in the Haitian capital, according to the Brazilian army.
Lt. Gen. Urano Teixeira da Matta Bacellar died Saturday morning after a "firearm accident" in Port-au-Prince, Brazilian army Lt. Col. Fernando da Cunha Matos told the official Agencia Brasil news agency.
The Brazilian Army confirmed Bacellar's death with a brief statement on its Web site but did not elaborate on the circumstances. It said U.N. officials in Haiti had launched an investigation.
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A body on a second-floor balcony of the hotel used by Bacellar was visible to reporters from a hotel restaurant verandah.
The general assumed control over the 7,600-strong U.N. force in Haiti in late August. He replaced another Brazilian, Lt. Gen. Augusto Heleno Ribeiro, who had led U.N. troops since they were deployed to Haiti in June 2004 to restore stability after a bloody revolt toppled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
The peacekeeping force comprises 6,200 troops and 1,400 civilian police officers from over 40 countries.
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