44 Boko Haram terrorists die of suspected suicide by poison in Chad jail
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Forty-four Boko Haram terrorist suspects were found dead of apparent suicide in their prison cells in Chad, a public prosecutor said, as observers wonder whether they were murdered or had committed collective suicide.
Autopsies carried out on four of the prisoners found that they had ingested poison, Youssof Tom, a high court prosecutor, said Saturday.
The imprisoned suspects died on Thursday and Friday. It is unclear how the prisoners acquired the poison from inside the prison.
Officials said the 44 were among a group of 58 suspects captured during a major army operation around Lake Chad launched by President Idriss Deby Itno early this month. Dubbed Operation "Anger of Boma," 1,000 Boko Haram fighters were killed and dozens were taken prisoner during a 10-day counterterrorism operation, according to the Chadian army.
"For the 14 other prisoners who escaped this atrocious death, the legal proceedings will continue," Tom said.
All 58 were to have been tried by a criminal court, Justice Minister Djimet Arabi told Agence France-Presse (AFP).
APRIL 19, 2020 / 7:24 PM / UPDATED 22 MINUTES AGO
G20 health ministers hold virtual meeting on coronavirus
RIYADH (Reuters) - Health ministers from the Group of 20 major economies held a virtual meeting on Sunday to work on a joint response to the coronavirus pandemic and will issue a statement, the G20 said in a separate statement.
It said a planned virtual news conference was cancelled as the health minister of Saudi Arabia, the current G20 chair, had to attend “an urgent COVID-19 KSA (Saudi) taskforce meeting”.
The Saudi minister had delivered the opening remarks of the meeting, according to a video provided to media.
Member countries will be joined by leaders from Spain, Singapore, Jordan and Switzerland as well as international and regional organisations including the World Health Organization and the World Bank, an earlier G20 statement said.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-g20/g20-health-ministers-hold-virtual-meeting-on-coronavirus-idUSKBN2210PP