Shah Marai
Year: 2018
Nationality: Afghanistan
Killed by: Political Group
Location: Kabul, Afghanistan
Press organization: Agence France-Presse
What's Shah Marai's story?
Shah Marai, the chief photographer for Agence France-Presse in Kabul, was killed in a double suicide bomb attack on April 30, 2018, in Afghanistan’s capital, that left over 25 dead, among them at least nine journalists including Marai, AFP reported. “No worry man, I am here,” was one of the last messages Shah Marai sent from the scene of the first suicide blast, reassuring a colleague who was running late that he was shooting video as well as taking photos, according to AFP. Minutes later, Marai was killed in the second blast, in which the attacker disguised himself as a media worker and detonated his explosives in a scrum of reporters, according to media reports. Kabul police said the bomber deliberately targeted the press. The extremist group Islamic State issued an online statement the same day that claimed responsibility for the attacks, which also injured at least 45 people, according to The Associated Press.
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