The World : Spain Envoy Slain in Africa
Spain’s ambassador to Zimbabwe was beaten to death and his body dumped partly clothed on a farm road outside the capital of Harare, authorities reported. Zimbabwe’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said the circumstances of the killing of Jose Blanco Briones, 50, are unclear, but it pledged to bring the killers to justice. Officials said Blanco attended a dinner for Spanish residents in the northwestern Harare area of Mt. Pleasant on Sunday and that his body was discovered the next morning. Spanish officials were en route to investigate.
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