Ivo Pukanic
Year: 2008
Nationality: Croatia
Killed by: Political Group
Location: Zagreb, Croatia
Press organization: Nacional
What's Ivo Pukanic's story?
Pukanic, owner and editorial director of the Zagreb-basedpolitical weekly Nacional, andNiko Franjic, the marketing director, were killed when a bomb placed under thejournalist’s car exploded outside the paper’s offices, according to pressreports and CPJ sources. Local press reports said Pukanic and Franjic wereclose to the car when the blast took place. Nacional often exposed corruption, organized crime, and humanrights abuses, local sources told CPJ.
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