Chile exhumes Allende's body for tests
Chile has exhumed the remains of President Salvador Allende for an autopsy to determine whether he committed suicide or was assassinated during the 1973 military coup.
The pathologists and the investigative judge removed Allende's casket from the family's crypt in the General Cemetery in Chile's capital. Allende's two daughters were there as well, each carrying a rose.
Judge Mario Carroza ordered the autopsy after discrepancies were found between the initial police and military reports on his alleged suicide.
Allende's bone fragments will now be studied to determine how many weapons were involved in his death.
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