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Monday, January 4, 2010

Key witness in murder of top Polish police official dies in prison

Polish officials say a key witness in the 1998 murder of Poland's national police chief has died in prison.

Justice Minister Krzysztof Kwiatkowski said Monday that Artur Zirajewski died Sunday in a prison hospital in Gdansk. He said preliminary results from an autopsy and a probe into the death were expected Friday.

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