3 slain while filming poaching in Burkina Faso flown home
A plane carrying the bodies of three Europeans killed by jihadists in Burkina Faso this week while they were filming a documentary on wildlife poaching has
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A plane carrying the bodies of three Europeans killed by jihadists in Burkina Faso this week while they were filming a documentary on wildlife poaching has
“We have confirmation of the worst possible news (...) David Beriáin and Roberto Fraile (...) were murdered in Burkina Faso,” said Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez. The non-government organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has denounced the killing of Spanish journalists David Beriáin and Roberto Fraile together with Rory Young, a Zambian-born Irish conservationist. The journalists were on an anti-poaching mission in Burkina Faso. War reporter David Beriáin and cameraman Roberto Fraile were ambushed when the government convoy they were accompanying was attacked Monda...
Burkina Faso: two Spanish journalists and Irish conservationist killed Emmanuel Akinwotu in Lagos and Sam Jones in Madrid Two Spanish journalists and an Irish conservationist have been killed after they were ambushed by jihadists, while on an anti-poaching mission in Burkina Faso. On Tuesday, Spain’s foreign minister, Arancha González Laya, said 44-year-old David Beriáin, a reporter, and 47-year-old Roberto Fraile, a photographer, were believed to have been murdered on Monday, after they were identified from an image provided by Burkinabe authorities. Spain’s prime minis...
HeadlineApr 28, 2021 In Burkina Faso, two Spanish journalists were killed Monday in an ambush while on an anti-poaching patrol in the eastern region of the country. Journalists David Beriáin and Roberto Fraile were working on a documentary about poaching and were traveling with about 40 people when an armed group attacked them on a road leading to the massive forested reserve of Pama. An Irish conservationist, Rory Young, was also killed, and at least four others were reported missing. The Committee to Protect journalists condemned the attack and is demanding a thorough and transparent inv...
Apr 27, 2021 8:55 PM EDT OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Two Spanish journalists and the Irish director of a wildlife foundation were killed Monday in an ambush in eastern Burkina Faso, the Spanish government and officials in the African country said Tuesday. The two journalists were working with the wildlife campaigner on a documentary about poachers in a national park bordering Benin when they were attacked by gunmen, Spain’s Foreign Minister Arancha González Laya said Tuesday in a press conference in Madrid. The Spanish journalists were David Beriáin, 44...