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Journalists Killed in 1994 - Motive Confirmed: Mohamed Salah Benachour

Publisher Committee to Protect Journalists
Publication Date January 1995
Cite as Committee to Protect Journalists, Journalists Killed in 1994 - Motive Confirmed: Mohamed Salah Benachour, January 1995, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/4e6494c2c.html [accessed 5 June 2023]
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Algerian Press Service
October 20, 1994, in Boufarik, Algeria

Benachour, a reporter for the official Algerian Press Service, was shot and killed in Boufarik, south of Algiers, as he was returning from work.

Medium:Print
Job:Print Reporter
Beats Covered:Politics, War
Gender:Male
Local or Foreign:Local
Freelance:No
Type of Death:Murder
Suspected Source of Fire:Unknown Fire
Impunity:Yes
Taken Captive:No
Tortured:No
Threatened:No

 

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