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Maltese Panama papers journalist who accused govt of corruption killed by car bomb

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Nimrat Kaur
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Maltese Panama papers journalist who accused govt of corruption killed by car bomb
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Daphne Caruana Galizia, a prominent Maltese journalist and blogger who made repeated and detailed corruption allegations against Prime Minister Joseph Muscat's inner circle, was killed by a car bomb on Monday. "What happened today is unacceptable on various levels. Today is a black day for our democracy and our freedom of speech," Muscat told reporters. Caruana Galizia, 53, died mid-afternoon, close to her home in Bidnija in the north of the island. The force of the blast reduced her car to pieces and catapulted the journalist's body into a nearby field, witnesses said. She leaves a husband and three sons. Thousands of people, holding candles and waving placards, poured into the streets in the island's northeast resort town Sliema for a candlelight vigil to pay tribute to the reporter. People left candles, flowers and messages of support at makeshift shrines in the street. "When the people fear their government there is tyranny when the government fears the people there is LIBERTY," read one sign left on the pavement with flowers and candles. A local television station reported that Caruana Galizia had filed a police complaint earlier this month about threats she had received. "I will not rest until justice is done," said Prime Minister Muscat. "Everyone knows Ms Caruana Galizia was a harsh critic of mine, both politically and personally, but nobody can justify this barbaric act in any way," he added. Caruana Galizia's death comes four months after Muscat's Labour Party won a resounding victory in a general election he called early as a result of scandals to which Caruana Galizia's allegations were central. -PTC News-
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