UN Investigator Says External Attack Remains Plausible in 1961 Hammarskjöld Crash

Mohamed Chande Othman, the UN's Eminent Person (the investigator examining the case on the UN's behalf), says it remains plausible that an external attack or threat caused the 1961 plane crash that killed UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld. An earlier UN report had concluded the crash was an accident. The new report was released on 4 November 2026.