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Bodies of journalists killed in Afghanistan arrive in France
The bodies of three western journalists killed in a Taliban attack on Northern Alliance forces in northeastern Afghanistan arrived early on Thursday at Villacoublay air base near France, local officials said.
The bodies of three western journalists killed in a Taliban attack on Northern Alliance forces in northeastern Afghanistan arrived early on Thursday at Villacoublay air base near France, local officials said.
A French Hercules C-130 military plane had taken off from the Tajik capital Dushanbe carrying the bodies of French radio reporter pierre billaud, 31, who worked for the RTL station, German Volker Handloik, 38, a freelance reporter who worked for the Weekly Stern, and Johanne Sutton, 34, from the French radio station Radio France Internationale.
The three were killed in an ambush while travelling to the frontline in an opposition Northern Alliance tank. Relatives of Sutton and Billaud, who had flown on a special flight to Dushanbe, returned earlier and were at the air base along with Radio France head Jean-Marie Cavada when the military plane landed.
A French Hercules C-130 military plane had taken off from the Tajik capital Dushanbe carrying the bodies of French radio reporter pierre billaud, 31, who worked for the RTL station, German Volker Handloik, 38, a freelance reporter who worked for the Weekly Stern, and Johanne Sutton, 34, from the French radio station Radio France Internationale.
The three were killed in an ambush while travelling to the frontline in an opposition Northern Alliance tank. Relatives of Sutton and Billaud, who had flown on a special flight to Dushanbe, returned earlier and were at the air base along with Radio France head Jean-Marie Cavada when the military plane landed.
Bureau Report