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[Judi Lynn]

Truth commission on US invasion of Panama

Source: AAP

A truth commission will examine the 1989 US invasion of Panama, the country's foreign minister says.

4 Jul 2015 - 10:54 AM UPDATED 4 Jul 2015 - 3:07 PM

A truth commission will examine the US invasion of Panama, which took place more than 25 years ago and toppled military dictator General Manuel Noriega.

The commission will look at victims of the military operation launched by the United States at the end of 1989, Panama Foreign Minister Isabel Saint Malo said.

The number of people estimated killed in operation Just Cause is more than 3000, including numerous civilians.

But the exact number of victims and their identities isn't known because many bodies were buried in mass graves.

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