Worldwide Television News (WTN)
April 5, 1995, in near Bujumbura, Burundi

Francis, the Johannesburg bureau chief for the British television news agency WTN, was killed in an ambush 10 miles (16 kilometers) northwest of the capital, Bujumbura. His interpreter and driver were also killed, and WTN cameraman Victor Dhlamini was wounded. Dhlamini said their attackers were clearly bandits who "just wanted money" and stole the journalists' cash, television equipment, and other belongings.

Medium:Television
Job:Broadcast Reporter, Editor
Beats Covered:Culture, Politics
Gender:Male
Local or Foreign:Foreign
Freelance:No
Type of Death:Murder
Suspected Source of Fire:Criminal Group
Impunity:Yes
Taken Captive:No
Tortured:No
Threatened:No

 

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