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The staff at the US Embassy in Port-of-Spain are mourning the loss of a naval officer, who reportedly died by suicide on Thursday night.
While the identity of the officer as well as the circumstances remained unknown up to yesterday, senior local police officials said they were aware of an incident at an apartment in St Clair.
The incident reportedly occurred on US soil in T&T and according to the principle of international law, diplomatic immunity grants foreign diplomats legal protection from the jurisdiction of the host country.
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