Journalist gunned down in Bajaur
May 22nd, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Focused, PakistanKHAR : Gunmen shot dead a private TV journalist on Thursday in the Bajaur region, his company and residents said.
Mohammad Ibrahim, a reporter with the private television channel, was attacked when returning from an interview with a spokesman for local Taliban militants, they said.
“He was on a motorcycle and the gunmen sprayed bullets at him just outside Khar. They took away his camera and bike,” said another reporter in the area.
The motive for the attack was not clear, though journalists working on the Afghan border have faced violence from both militants and authorities, press freedom groups say. Reuters, 2008
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