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Commander found dead

PORT-AU-PRINCE: The Brazilian commander of the U.N. mission in Haiti has been found dead in an apparent suicide, according to the mission, which is struggling to bring security to the troubled Caribbean nation. General Urano Teixeira da Matta Bacellar ``was found dead in his room from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound'' on Saturday, according to a report from the U.N. Stabilisation Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). A military source with the mission told AFP on condition of anonymity that the General had shot himself through the mouth. Chilean General Eduardo Aldunate Herman took over as interim military commander of MINUSTAH, just hours after Da Matta Bacellar was found dead, according to Chile's Defence Ministry. U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan's spokesman said Mr. Annan was ``shocked and saddened'' to learn of the death. — AFP

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