A founder of Ubisoft, the global gaming company behind Assassin’s Creed, has been killed in a plane crash in western France.
Authorities say Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor died when their twin-motor Cessna-421 crashed Friday evening near La Baule airport on the Atlantic coast. Both were licensed and experienced pilots. An investigation is underway. Ubisoft confirmed Guillemot’s death but did not comment further.
Guillemot and his four brothers founded Ubisoft in 1986. The company is known for popular games like Just Dance and the Rayman and Tom Clancy franchises.
Bolivia’s president declares a state of emergency as road blockades choke supplies
President Rodrigo Paz on Saturday declared a state of emergency that gives the military broad power to remove road blockades that have put a stranglehold on fuel and food supplies in Bolivia’s seat of government and other major cities.
A wave of protests over the last five weeks has called for Paz to step down over austerity measures imposed by the government, including the cancellation of fuel subsidies, and other issues. The demonstrations have unleashed violent confrontations between dynamite-wielding demonstrators and riot police, leading to at least 365 arrests and 37 injuries, according to authorities.
The emergency measure will last up to 90 days and seeks to ensure fuel supplies without limiting constitutional rights. Paz is facing pressure from various political factions. He has received support from the U.S. government.