Mongolian police detain two suspects in murder of British paraglider pilot

Mongolian police said on Monday they have detained two men as suspects in the murder of a British paraglider pilot in Arkhangai Province in central Mongolia.

Baatarkhuu Buyant, Chief of the Media Office of the General Police Authority of Mongolia, said that the body of the British paraglider pilot Steve Nash was found in Arkhangai Province on Sept. 1 and that police have detained two men in relation to the murder.

Currently, investigators from the Serious Crimes Department of Mongolian Criminal Investigation Authority have been despatched to Arkhangai Province to conduct joint investigation with local police.

Baatarkhuu refused to disclose further information about the case.

Local media Eagle TV reported on its website that Steve Nash was stabbed in the chest by sharp objects and died due to blood loss, citing the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia.

The ministry and British Embassy in Mongolia have contacted the family of the deceased and provided timely information. The body of Nash is to arrive in Britain this week.

International paragliding magazine "Cross Country" reported last week that Steve Nash, a 53-year-old British paraglider, was robbed and killed during a flying expedition in Mongolia. His passport and money were missing while everything else was still there, including his paraglider in his backpack. Endi