Journalists Killed in 1994 - Motive Confirmed: Mohamed Salah Benachour
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Date:
January 1995
Algerian Press Service
October 20, 1994, in Boufarik, Algeria
Benachour, a reporter for the official Algerian Press Service, was shot and killed in Boufarik, south of Algiers, as he was returning from work.
| Medium: | |
| Job: | Print Reporter |
| Beats Covered: | 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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