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Journalists Killed in 1994 - Motive Confirmed: Alessandro Otta

Publisher Committee to Protect Journalists
Publication Date January 1995
Cite as Committee to Protect Journalists, Journalists Killed in 1994 - Motive Confirmed: Alessandro Otta, January 1995, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/4e6494afc.html [accessed 5 June 2023]
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RAI-TV
January 28, 1994, in Mostar, Bosnia

Dario D'Angelo, Marco Luchetta, and Alessandra Otta, all Italian journalists working for RAI-TV, were killed by mortar fire from Bosnian Croats as they drove into Mostar. They were going to film a documentary about children orphaned by the war there.

Medium:Television
Job:Broadcast Reporter
Beats Covered:War
Gender:Male
Local or Foreign:Foreign
Freelance:No
Type of Death:Crossfire/Combat-Related
Suspected Source of Fire:Paramilitary Group

 

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