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Hammarskjold death: UN asked to launch fresh inquiry | Hammarskjold death: UN asked to launch fresh inquiry |
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A resolution is being presented to the UN General Assembly asking for a special investigator to look into the 1961 plane crash that killed then UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold. | A resolution is being presented to the UN General Assembly asking for a special investigator to look into the 1961 plane crash that killed then UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold. |
The plane went down over what is now Zambia during a diplomatic mission to help broker a ceasefire in the Congolese civil war. | The plane went down over what is now Zambia during a diplomatic mission to help broker a ceasefire in the Congolese civil war. |
Pilot error was initially suspected. | Pilot error was initially suspected. |
However, new evidence has emerged which sceptics say could add weight to suspicions of foul play. | However, new evidence has emerged which sceptics say could add weight to suspicions of foul play. |
The UN resolution would seek to compel countries to hand over documents and radio intercepts to a special investigator, which might nail down the truth of what really happened, BBC South Africa correspondent Karen Allen says. | The UN resolution would seek to compel countries to hand over documents and radio intercepts to a special investigator, which might nail down the truth of what really happened, BBC South Africa correspondent Karen Allen says. |
Dag Hammarskjold: Crash or a conspiracy? | Dag Hammarskjold: Crash or a conspiracy? |
Mr Hammarskjold and his aides had been flying to Ndola in what was then Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia, to meet Moise Tshombe, who had declared independence for the mineral-rich Congolese province of Katanga. | Mr Hammarskjold and his aides had been flying to Ndola in what was then Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia, to meet Moise Tshombe, who had declared independence for the mineral-rich Congolese province of Katanga. |
The DC6 aircraft crashed in darkness in a forest near Ndola shortly before landing, killing the Swedish diplomat and 15 others on board. | |
The reason for the crash has never been fully explained, despite three official investigations. | The reason for the crash has never been fully explained, despite three official investigations. |
The third investigation, by the UN in 1962, reached an open verdict and did not rule out sabotage or attack. | The third investigation, by the UN in 1962, reached an open verdict and did not rule out sabotage or attack. |
Then in 2015, the UN set up a panel of independent experts to examine new evidence in the case. | Then in 2015, the UN set up a panel of independent experts to examine new evidence in the case. |
Our correspondent says more recent information includes eyewitness accounts of white men in Land Rovers close to the crash site. | Our correspondent says more recent information includes eyewitness accounts of white men in Land Rovers close to the crash site. |
That has fuelled speculation that foreign agents could have been involved as part of a complex plot which put Cold War rivalries and European mining interests centre stage, she says. | That has fuelled speculation that foreign agents could have been involved as part of a complex plot which put Cold War rivalries and European mining interests centre stage, she says. |
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