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Chilean Goverment Admits Neruda's Death a 'Highly Probable' Murder

Originally Published: November 10, 2015

The Guardian reports of Chile's acknowledgement that Pablo Neruda might indeed have been murdered by the Pinochet regime, as has been believed by many for some time. More:

The interior ministry released a statement on Thursday amid press reports that Neruda might not have died of cancer as previously believed.

The statement acknowledged a ministry document dated March of this year, which was published by the newspaper El Pais in Spain.

“It’s clearly possible and highly probable that a third party” was responsible for Neruda’s death, the document said.

However, the ministry cautioned that a panel of experts investigating the highly disputed topic had not reached a conclusion.

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