Daphne Caruana Galizia
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Daphne Caruana Galizia (journalist) | |
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Born | Daphne Anne Vella 1964-08-26 Sliema, Crown Colony of Malta |
Died | 2017-10-16 (Age 53) near, Bidnija, l/o, Mosta, Malta |
Cause of death | car bomb |
Residence | Malta |
Nationality | Maltese |
Alma mater | University of Malta |
Children | 3 |
Spouse | Peter Caruana Galizia |
Victim of | assassination |
Interests | • Panama Papers • corruption |
Daphne Caruana Galizia was the journalist and blogger who exposed the Panama Papers.[1]
Career
Caruana Galizia's posts often attracted more readers than the combined circulation of her country’s newspapers. She was described shortly before her assassination by Politico as a “one-woman WikiLeaks”. The Guardian described Her blogs as "a thorn in the side of both the establishment and underworld figures."[1]
Death
On 1 October 2017, Caruana Galizia filed a police report to say that she had been receiving death threats.
Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed when a bomb exploded in her car, breaking the vehicle into several pieces and throwing debris into a nearby field. [1]
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