Journalists Killed in 1993 - Motive Confirmed: Tasar Omer
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Date:
January 1994
Freelance
June 27, 1993, in Sarajevo, Bosnia
Omer, a freelance Turkish journalist, was killed by a sniper in Sarajevo while attending the funeral of seven people who had died in shelling the day before.
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| Job: | Print Reporter |
| Beats Covered: | War |
| Gender: | Male |
| Local or Foreign: | Foreign |
| Freelance: | Yes |
| Type of Death: | Dangerous Assignment |
| Suspected Source of Fire: | Military Officials |
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