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| Reuters journalist who died in Chechen blast is buried |
| 2004-05-10 |
| Reuters journalist Adlan Khasanov has been buried after being killed in a bomb attack on the pro-Russian leadership of the restive Chechen region. Mr Khasanov was laid to rest in the early afternoon in a Muslim ceremony at a cemetery in Novye Atagi, his home village, south of Grozny. Colleagues paid tribute to him as a "golden character ... open, lively and full of incredible energy". Witnesses said Mr Khasanov was taking photographs near Chechen President Akhmad Kadyrov when the bomb exploded. He died of head wounds. The blast that killed Mr Kadyrov and five other people ripped apart a podium at a stadium in the Chechen capital Grozny during a ceremony to mark Moscow’s victory over Nazi Germany in 1945. The 33-year-old had worked as a photographer and television cameraman for Reuters since the late 1990s, much of it in his native Chechnya. Reuters chief executive Tom Glocer paid tribute to Mr Khasanov and said his death was testimony to the courage of Reuters journalists and their commitment to covering news. Mr Glocer said Mr Khasanov’s death was a reminder "that the risks faced by Reuters journalists are not confined to Iraq but extend to wherever conflict is a part of everyday life". Mr Khasanov was the only cameraman to film the first of what would be several assassination attempts against Mr Kadyrov. Mr Khasanov was sitting in a Grozny cafe in 1999 when a bomb exploded as Mr Kadyrov’s convoy was passing near by. He rushed to the scene to film the aftermath. |
| Posted by:TS(vice girl) |
| #2 There's a lesson here, Rooters - kissing terrorists' asses and being fellow-travelers WON'T PROTECT YOU. Not that I care. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-05-10 11:17:40 PM |
| #1 Adlan Khasanov has been "buried" after being "killed" in a bomb "attack" on the "pro-Russian" leadership of the "restive" Chechen region... How does it feel, Al-Rooters? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-05-10 11:15:38 PM |