ADDS CONFIRMATION BY PANAMANIAN PRESIDENT, FILE - In this Oct. 5, 1989 file photo, Gen. Manuel Noriega holds a rifle bearing his name, given to him by a supporter during a pro-government rally, in Santiago, Panama. Former Panamanian dictator Noriega died late Monday, May 29, 2017, at age 83. Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela wrote in his Twitter account that "the death of Manuel A. Noriega closes a chapter in our history." (AP Photo/Matias Recart, File)