Le Monde - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Le Monde, Photographer

Incident date: October 1, 2020

Attack type:

Attempted murder

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Location: Nagorno-Karabakh, Nagorno-Karabakh

Additional information:

Two French journalists working for Le Monde newspaper were in a serious condition after shelling by Azeri forces in the town of Martuni in the Nagorno-Karabakh region and will be repatriated to France as soon as possible.

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