Said Mekbel
Year: 1994
Nationality: Algeria
Killed by:
Location: Algiers, Algeria
Press organization: Le Matin
What's Said Mekbel's story?
Mekbel, editor-in-chief of the independent, French-language daily Le Matin, was shot in the head by unknown assailants as he ate in a restaurant near his paper’s offices in downtown Algiers. He went into a coma and died the next morning. The Armed Islamic Group claimed responsibility for his murder.
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