By KUNA
Brussels : The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemned Tuesday the killing of Norwegian journalist Carsten Thomassen who was one of seven victims in a Taliban suicide squad attack on a luxury Kabul hotel on Monday.
Thomassen, who worked for the Oslo newspaper Dagbladet, was in Afghanistan reporting on the visit of Jonas Gahr Store, the Norwegian Foreign Minister.
There were reports that he was shot in the back, said the IFJ in a statement. He died later in hospital while undergoing surgery.
“This attack once again shows that Afghanistan is one of the world’s most dangerous spots for journalists,” said Aidan White, IFJ General Secretary. “It is a terrible and sad day for Norwegian journalism.” The Brussels-based IFJ is the world’s largest journalists’ group with more than 600,000 members in 120 countries.