Argentine minister Ivan Heyn found hanged in hotel room during Mercosur summit

[ via BBC News Latin America and Caribbean ] 20 Dec

A senior Argentine official has been found dead at the Mercosur summit in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo.

Undersecretary for foreign trade Ivan Heyn was found hanged in his hotel room, police said. He is thought to have taken his own life.

Mr Heyn, 33, was a rising star in the government of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.

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