Journalists Killed in 1996 - Motive Confirmed: Mohamed Mekati
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Date:
January 1997
El-Moudjahid
January 10, 1996, in Ain Naadja, Algeria
Mekati, a correspondent for the government-owned newspaper El-Moudjahid, was shot near his home in Ain Naadja southwest of Algiers January 9. He died the next day.
| 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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