Maria Grazia Cutuli | |
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Born | Catania, Italy | 26 October 1962
Died | 19 November 2001 (aged 39) Surobi District, Kabul, Afghanistan |
Cause of death | Murdered |
Education | University of Catania |
Occupation | Journalist |
Years active | Over 11 years |
Employer | Corriere della Sera |
Maria Grazia Cutuli (26 October 1962 – 19 November 2001) was an Italian journalist who worked as a reporter with the daily newspaper Corriere della Sera. She was killed while on assignment in Afghanistan where she was covering the US military invasion following the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001. She was murdered between Jalalabad and Kabul with three other journalists.[1][2] Cutuli was the first female and first Italian journalist to be killed during the War in Afghanistan in 2001.[3]
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