RAI-3 Television
March 20, 1994, in Mogadishu, Somalia

Ilaria Alpi, an Italian journalist, and Krovatin, a Slovakian cameraman, both on assignment for the Italian state RAI-3 television station, were killed when men armed with machine guns opened fire on their pickup truck outside the Italian embassy.

Medium:Television
Job:Camera Operator
Gender:Male
Local or Foreign:Foreign
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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