Murdered BBC journalist buried
on 09 Jun 2008
Abdul Samad Rohani, the 25 year old BBC journalist
murdered in Helmand province on Sunday, was buried in his home cemetery in the district of Marja today,
"Unknown armed men had abducted Rohani and his body was found yesterday. He had four bullets shot at his chest. We are investigating the case." A relative who did not want to be identified said neither the family nor Rohani had enemies. "The reason we lost our brother, we think, is to do with his job, being a journalist," he said. link
Colleagues of the young journalist told
Reporters without borders that Rohani had received death threats on the phone.
