Journalists Killed in 1994 - Motive Confirmed: Said Mekbel
| Publisher | Committee to Protect Journalists |
| Publication Date | January 1995 |
| Cite as | Committee to Protect Journalists, Journalists Killed in 1994 - Motive Confirmed: Said Mekbel, January 1995, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/4e6494c8c.html [accessed 23 May 2013] |
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Le Matin
December 4, 1994, in Algiers, Algeria
Mekbel, editor-in-chief of the independent, French-language daily Le Matin, was shot in the head by unknown assailants as he ate in a restaurant near his paper's offices in downtown Algiers. He went into a coma and died the next morning. The Armed Islamic Group claimed responsibility for his murder.
| Medium: | |
| Job: | Editor |
| Beats Covered: | Business, Culture, 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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