Body in river confirmed as Israeli official
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From correspondents in Paris
February 24, 2007 10:37pm
Article from: Reuters
FRENCH police have confirmed a body found in a river in northern France is that of a missing Israeli defence ministry official.
DNA tests proved the dead man found in the River Seine near Rouen on Wednesday was David Dahan, head of the Israeli Defence Ministry Mission to Europe, a police official said.
Dahan disappeared from his Paris home on Jan. 22.
Police say they are treating the incident as a possible suicide and that Dahan had suffered depression in the past.
Dahan's wife and child live in Israel.
The Israeli Defence Ministry Mission buys military equipment in Europe. The mission used to be based in central Paris but was hit by a car bomb in 1982 and is now situated in a suburb.
Excuse me, but how likely is it that anyone suffering from depression would ever be allowed to hold such a post? This stinks. This is bullshit.
In Paris, France, Defense Ministry emissary to the European Union David Dahan went missing from his home Saturday. He lived at the residence alone while his wife and child remained in Israel.
Dahan’s official job is to purchase military equipment from Europe for the IDF. The mission used to be located in central Paris, but was moved to a suburb after it was targeted with a car bomb in 1982.
French police have been leaking details of the case to the press, including the existence of a possible suicide note at the residence and speculation that he had been depressed.
Dahan’s car was found parked near the Seine River in the town of Rouen Wednesday. Police say no signs of violence could be found in the vehicle.
Divers have been dispatched to search the river.
