Véronique Robert | |
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Born | |
Died | (aged 54)
Clamart, France |
Cause of death | Land mine explosion |
Nationality | French–Swiss |
Occupation | Journalist |
Spouse | Bruno Fuchs |
Véronique Robert (1962 [1] – 24 June 2017) was a Franco-Swiss journalist and war correspondent, who died in a Paris hospital on 24 June 2017, at age 54, after being wounded in an explosion in Mosul, Iraq, five days earlier, on 19 June. [2] [3] [4]
Robert was wounded in the same mine explosion that killed Iraqi journalist Bakhtiyar Haddad and fellow French journalist Stéphan Villeneuve, and wounded Samuel Foley, who works for Le Figaro. [2] Robert and Villeneuve were working for France Télévisions on a report for the French TV documentary show Envoyé spécial. [2]
On 29 June 2017, it was announced that she would be made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. [5]
In 2007, one of her sons was raped in Dubai, prompting her to launch a campaign against the authorities. [6] [7] [8]
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