Monaco authorities detain man over princely family death

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PARIS, Oct 27 - Authorities in Monaco said late on Monday that they had detained a man and had opened an investigation into the death of a member of the princely family.

• The body of Antoine de Massy, 29, was found on Sunday evening in a park. Authorities are still determining the cause of death, Monaco's prosecutor's office said

• "All hypotheses are on the table, including that of a simple accident," the prosecutor's office said in a statement

• De Massy was the grandson of Princess Antoinette, the older sister of Prince Rainier III, who was the father of Prince Albert REUTERS

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