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Mental depression cause of aviation official's death

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-06-29 15:13
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BEIJING - Mental depression is to blame for the death of a senior Chinese civil aviation official who committed suicide last week, a source close to the aviation industry revealed Tuesday.

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The official, Liu Yajun, chief of Central and Southern Regional Administration (CSRA) of Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), reportedly killed himself Thursday afternoon on a railway in front of an oncoming train, according to sources with Guangzhou-based China Southern Airlines and Baiyun Airport.

No evidence of corruption was found with Liu, the source said.