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Austrian far-right leader Jörg Haider has died in a car accident near his home town of Klagenfurt. Haider, 58, who led the far-right into a coalition government from 2000-2006, drew international condemnation with his anti-immigrant statements and flirtation with Nazi sympathies. Haider, 58, who led the far-right into a coalition government from 2000-2006, drew international condemnation with his anti-immigrant statements and flirtation with Nazi sympathies The governor of Austria's Carinthia province died after suffering major head and chest injuries when the government car he was driving went out of control and rolled down an embankment, police said. He was alone in the car. Haider had been heading to a town near Klagenfurt for a gathering of his family to mark his mother's 90th birthday. Police say they are investigating... [read full story]
