French reporter found hanged

BARCELONA - Xavier Gautier (35), an investigative reporter with the French daily Le Figaro has been found hanged in mysterious…

BARCELONA - Xavier Gautier (35), an investigative reporter with the French daily Le Figaro has been found hanged in mysterious circumstances in a house on the Spanish island of Minorca, French consular officials said yesterday. Reports said he was preparing an investigation into Austro Bosnian arms trafficking.

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