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May 13, 2022

Chilean Journalist Francisca Sandoval, Shot Covering May Day Rally, Dies of Wounds
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In Chile, Francisca Sandoval, a 29-year-old journalist who was shot in
the head while covering a Workers' Day march on May 1, has died of her
wounds. Sandoval was reportedly shot after a group of men opened fire on
the protesters. Two other journalists were also wounded. Sandoval is the
first journalist to be killed in the line of duty in Chile since the
U.S.-backed Pinochet dictatorship.


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