Harry Burton
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Verified On November 19, 2001, Harry Burton, a AU journalist for Reuters, covering War coverage, was killed in Sarobi, Afghanistan. Shot in ambush.
Their Story
On November 19, 2001, the press freedom world lost Harry Burton ? a AU journalist for Reuters, covering War coverage, ? when he was killed in Sarobi, Afghanistan.
Harry Burton's death ? Shot in ambush on November 19, 2001 in Sarobi, Afghanistan ? was classified by CPJ as a confirmed work-related killing.
This death is part of the broader tragedy documented under Journalist Deaths ? Afghanistan. Journalists covering conflict zones face systematic targeting ? some by combatants who see the press as a threat, others through the indiscriminate violence of war. CPJ has tracked these deaths since 1992.
Documented by the Committee to Protect Journalists. CPJ profile: https://cpj.org/data/people/harry-burton/. CPJ's database is the primary global reference for confirmed journalist deaths in the line of duty.
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Harry Burton was killed during Journalist Deaths - Afghanistan (from January 2018 to November -0001). The conflict concluded in November -0001. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Johanne Sutton, Pierre Billaud, Volker Handloik, Maria Grazia Cutuli.