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Monday, December 13, 2004

BREAKING NEWS ~ Pinochet indicted for human rights violations
Bernard Hibbitts at 11:42 AM ET

[JURIST] AP is reporting that a judge has indicted former Chilean president General Augusto Pinochet for human rights violations.

11:50 AM ET - BBC News is now reporting that the former leader has been put under house arrest. From Santiago, El Mercurio has more (in Spanish).

3:30 PM ET - A full story in English is available here from BBC News.






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