Africa: Seventy-Five Journalists Killed in 2006 - the Deadliest Year On Record for Journalists, Reports WAN

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Paris — Seventy-five journalists have been killed so far this year, making 2006 the deadliest year for journalists on record, the World Association of Newspapers said Thursday.

Twenty-six of the deaths occurred in Iraq, where journalists continue to be targetted and murdered.

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