JOURNALISTS KILLED IN 2006

CPJ research indicates that the following individuals have been killed in 2006 because of their work as journalists. They either died in the line of duty or were deliberately targeted for assassination because of their reporting or their affiliation with a news organization.


CONFIRMED TOTAL FOR 2006: 48

AFGHANISTAN: 3

Abdul Qodus, Aryana TV, July 22, 2006, Kandahar

Qodus, a cameraman with Aryana, was killed in a double suicide bombing in the city of Kandahar. He had arrived at the scene of a suicide car bomb when a second attacker with explosives strapped to his body blew himself up, according to the Kabul-based Committee to Protect Afghan Journalists (CPAJ), and news reports. Qodus died of head injuries at a local hospital. ...

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POSTED BY : Abedi