Ex-Peru President Dies; kills himself before police arrive to arrest
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Former President of Peru Alan Garcia shot himself ahead of his arrest. Police officers were to arrest him over allegations of taking bribes from Brazilian construction company Odebrecht linked to a metro line building project in the capital. However, Garcia has repeatedly denied them. He was admitted to Casimiro Ulloa hospital where he was being treated for a bullet wound to his head, but he succumbed & died. Garcia was 69.