Nicaraguan diplomatic official found dead in NYC

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NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a Nicaraguan diplomat whose throat had been slashed was found dead in his New York apartment by his driver, who was picking him up for the United Nations General Assembly's annual meeting.

Cesar Mercado, 34, was found at 10:35 a.m. Wednesday in the Bronx. Police say the driver had found the apartment's door ajar and Mercado's body lying just inside the blood-spattered apartment.

New York police say the knife was on the floor next to Mercado.

Police were investigating a possible motive, and no suspects were immediately identified.

An assistant to Nicaragua's ambassador to the United Nations says the mission couldn't immediately release any information.

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