Germany orders autopsy of deceased Russia-critic

A German court Tuesday ordered an autopsy on Andreas Schockenhoff, to disperge "conspiracy theories" about his death, AFP reports. Schockenhoff, a prominent Russia-critical member of Angela Merkel i's Christian Democratic Union, died on Saturday at the age of 57. Authorities so far have not confirmed whether he died of natural causes.

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