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Ban: 16 UN staffers confirmed dead in Haiti

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-01-14 10:12

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said here Wednesday that 16 UN staffers were confirmed dead in Haiti in the wake of Tuesday's devastating earthquake. ?

The 16 include 11 Brazilians, one Argentine, three Jordanian police officers, and one Chadian officer, said Ban.

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