Merkel ‘Profoundly Shaken’ By ‘Sudden Death’ of German Ambassador to China

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/09/06/merkel-profoundly-shaken-by-sudden-death-of-german-ambassador-to-china/

BERLIN (AP) – Germany’s new ambassador to China, who was previously a senior adviser to Chancellor Angela Merkel, has died at age 54, the German government said Monday.

The Foreign Ministry announced Jan Hecker’s “sudden death” in a short statement in the early hours of Monday. It didn’t give details of when or where Hecker died, or specify a cause of death.

Ministry spokeswoman Andrea Sasse said “there are no indications that the death is connected to Ambassador Hecker’s political function.” Asked at a regular government news conference whether authorities will release further details, she said that the ministry has nothing to add at present.

Hecker, who became ambassador in August, was married and had three children, according to his biography on the Foreign Ministry website.

Did Merkel step out of line?