Journalists Killed  |  Algeria

Mustafa Abada

Algerian State Television

October 14, 1993, in Algiers, Algeria

Abada, former director of Algerian State Television (he was replaced in August 1993) was shot and killed in Ain Taya, near Algiers, presumably by Muslim fundamentalists.


Medium: Television

Job: Producer

Beats Covered: Business, Culture, Politics

Gender: Male

Local or Foreign: Local

Freelance: No

Type of Death: Murder

Suspected Source of Fire: Political Group

Impunity: Yes

Taken Captive: No

Tortured: No

Threatened: No


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