Chinese ambassador to Israel found dead in Tel Aviv home

The Chinese ambassador to Israel, Du Wei, has been found dead in his home north of Tel Aviv, according to the Israeli foreign ministry and police.

No cause of death was given, and Israeli police on Sunday said it had opened an investigation.

Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld confirmed that Du was found in the early morning by the envoy's staff in his home in Herzliya.

He said police were at the scene investigating the circumstances surrounding Du's death.

Media reports said according to an initial assessment, Du appears to have died of a cardiac arrest, but there was no official confirmation. _Al-Jazeera


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