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May 18, 2016

Chilean Court Asks U.S. to Extradite Former Pinochet Agents
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In Chile, the Supreme Court has asked the United States to extradite
three former agents who worked for the military dictatorship of Augusto
Pinochet. Pinochet rose to power in a U.S.-backed military coup, ousting
democratically elected President Salvador Allende, in 1973. The three
former agents are accused of a role in the detention, torture and
killing of Spanish-Chilean U.N. diplomat Carmelo Soria in 1976.
Topics:Chile1973 Chilean Coup