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Western Journalist Is Slain in Afghanistan
Source: New York Times
Western Journalist Is Slain in Afghanistan
By MATTHEW ROSENBERG and HARIS KAKARMARCH 11, 2014
KABUL, Afghanistan — A pair of gunmen shot a Swedish journalist on a crowded street in Kabul on Tuesday in a rare assassination-style killing of a foreigner, thousands of whom have lived openly here for more than a decade.
The journalist was outside a restaurant talking to security guards about an article he was working on when a pair of men in what was described as “traditional clothing” walked up, said Col. Najibullah Samsour, a senior police official. At least one of the men drew a pistol and fired a single shot into the journalist’s face. The men then fled.
The man was identified by the Swedish Embassy as Nils Horner, 51, a journalist for Swedish Radio who had both British and Swedish nationalities.
The attack marked the first time in years that a foreigner appeared to have been specifically targeted and killed in Kabul. The journalist’s death sent a fresh wave of panic through the sizable community of diplomats, journalists, aid workers and others who live and work in the Afghan capital.
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By MATTHEW ROSENBERG and HARIS KAKARMARCH 11, 2014
KABUL, Afghanistan — A pair of gunmen shot a Swedish journalist on a crowded street in Kabul on Tuesday in a rare assassination-style killing of a foreigner, thousands of whom have lived openly here for more than a decade.
The journalist was outside a restaurant talking to security guards about an article he was working on when a pair of men in what was described as “traditional clothing” walked up, said Col. Najibullah Samsour, a senior police official. At least one of the men drew a pistol and fired a single shot into the journalist’s face. The men then fled.
The man was identified by the Swedish Embassy as Nils Horner, 51, a journalist for Swedish Radio who had both British and Swedish nationalities.
The attack marked the first time in years that a foreigner appeared to have been specifically targeted and killed in Kabul. The journalist’s death sent a fresh wave of panic through the sizable community of diplomats, journalists, aid workers and others who live and work in the Afghan capital.
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Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/12/world/asia/western-journalist-is-slain-in-afghanistan.html
