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02-03-2010, 04:34 PM
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Swedish Photographer Shot and Killed [Somalia]
Swedish freelance photographer Martin Adler was shot and killed by a masked gunman while covering a street demonstration in Mogadishu Adler, who worked for several media, including the Swedish daily "Aftonbladet", covering a demonstration by thousands of people June 23-2006 in support of the peace agreement reached yesterday between the Islamic Courts and the Somali TFG. A group of protesters had set fire to an Ethiopian flag, a shot fired by a hooded man, Adler hit on the left side of the chest and in his heart, killing him instantly. |
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02-04-2010, 07:05 PM
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Re: Swedish Photographer Shot and Killed [Somalia]
Unfortunately today 'journalist' also means 'target' to both private thugs and government forces alike. Killing the unarmed who seek to expose reality is the hallmark of the ignorant and cowardly.
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