Journalists Killed in 1996 - Motive Confirmed: Mohamed Guessab
| Publisher | Committee to Protect Journalists |
| Publication Date | January 1997 |
| Cite as | Committee to Protect Journalists, Journalists Killed in 1996 - Motive Confirmed: Mohamed Guessab, January 1997, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/4e6494fcc.html [accessed 24 May 2013] |
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Algerian Radio
August 12, 1996, in Algiers, Algeria
Guessab, host of "Radio Koran," a religious program on state-run Algerian Radio, was fatally shot while driving with his two brothers, one of whom was killed and the other seriously wounded, in the Algiers suburb of Beau Fraisier. Islamic militants are thought to be responsible for his murder.
| Medium: | Radio |
| Job: | Columnist / Commentator |
| Beats Covered: | Politics |
| Gender: | Male |
| Local or Foreign: | Local |
| Freelance: | No |
| Type of Death: | Murder |
| Suspected Source of Fire: | Political Group |
| Impunity: | Yes |
| Taken Captive: | No |
| Tortured: | No |
| Threatened: | No |
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