The World - News from Feb. 26, 1987
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A Chilean army commander, whose troops allegedly burned to death a U.S. resident last summer, was forced to resign because he failed to inform his superiors about the incident, an army statement said. Col. Rene Munoz Bruce’s regiment allegedly attacked Rodrigo Rojas, 19, of Washington, D.C., and Carmen Quintana, a Chilean national, during anti-government demonstrations July 2, 1986, in Santiago. Witnesses said Munoz’s troops poured a flammable liquid on Rojas and Quintana and set them afire. Rojas died from his burns.
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