Israel’s ambassador to Ethiopia died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Doron Grossman died Sunday in a Jerusalem hospital where he was admitted after being flown in from Addis Ababa last week in critical condition. Political sources believe Grossman, who was discovered in his hotel room March 30 with a head wound, shot himself, distraught at having cancer.
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