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Congo state TV reporter killed in his home, group says
KINSHASA, Congo – A Congolese press freedom group says a state television reporter was killed in his home by unidentified assailants.
The group Journalist in Danger said in a statement Wednesday that the reporter, Marcel Lubala, was shot three times early Tuesday morning at his home in the central town of Mbuji-Mayi. The group said his body was dragged in front of his wife, who had been tied up.
The group said Lubala appeared to be the victim of a “settling of scores.” It said journalists in the region would observe a “day without the press” on Thursday.
The provincial government said several people were arrested in connection with the case but did not suggest a possible motive.
Journalist in Danger has recorded 14 journalist killings in Congo in the past decade.
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