Abadullah Hananzai
Year: 2018
Nationality: Afghanistan
Killed by: Political Group
Location: Kabul, Afghanistan
Press organization: Radio Azadi,Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
What's Abadullah Hananzai's story?
Abadullah Hananzai, a video journalist with U.S.-funded RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi, was killed in a double suicide bomb attack on April 30, 2018, in Kabul, Afghanistan, that left over 25 dead, among them at least nine journalists including Hananzai, RFE/RL reported. Hananzai was killed in the second blast, in which the attacker disguised himself as a media worker and detonated his explosives in a group of reporters, CPJ documented. Kabul police said the bomber deliberately targeted the press.
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