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The mysterious death of Dag Hammarskjöld: a Cold War killing?

Ravi Somaiya discusses the mysterious 1961 death of UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld in a plane crash during the Congo Crisis.

Dag Hammarskjöld

Journalist and author Ravi Somaiya discusses his new book, Operation Morthor, which investigates the mysterious 1961 death of UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld in a plane crash during the Congo Crisis.

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