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45. London memorial planned for Anton Hammerl (photojournalist killed by Gaddafi forces)

Source: British Journal of Photography

Author: Olivier Laurent

25 Jul 2011

The family of Anton Hammerl, a South African and UK-based photojournalist killed in Libya in early April, will be holding a memorial service on 08 September in London.

Gaddafi's forces shot Hammerl "in an extremely remote location in the Libyan desert" on 05 April. The crime was witnessed by American journalists Clare Morgana Gillis and James Foley, who were with Hammerl and were abducted by pro-Gaddafi loyalists following the shooting. For weeks, the Libyan authorities had assured their South African counterparts that Hammerl was alive and being detained in an undisclosed location.

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http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/news/2096416/london-memorial-planned-anton-hammerl

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