freelance
August 31, 1994, in Baidoa, Somalia
Anceaux, a Swiss journalist on assignment with the charity group CARITAS-Switzerland, was shot and killed in a CARITAS-run refugee camp in Baidoa, southwest of Mogadishu. Armed men in a jeep fired at Anceaux as he was interviewing a Somali woman. CARITAS shut down its operations in Somalia after the murder.Medium: Television
Job: Broadcast Reporter
Beats Covered: Human Rights
Gender: Male
Local or Foreign: Foreign
Freelance: Yes
Type of Death: Murder
Suspected Source of Fire: Unknown Fire
Impunity: Yes
Taken Captive: No
Tortured: No
Threatened: No
