19 May 2010
Fabio Polenghi
Crossfire
Fabio Polenghi, an Italian photojournalist, has been shot dead in Bangkok, where he was covering violent confrontations between government troops and anti-government protesters in the Thai capital.
The 48-year-old freelance photographer died on the way to hospital after being shot in the stomach as members of the military raided a camp set up by the anti-government 'Red Shirt' protesters. At least five people are believed to have been killed in the violence.
Polenghi had been in Thailand for several days covering the protests for a European magazine. He is the second foreign journalist to have been killed during the violence. Reuters television cameraman Hiro Muramoto, a 43-year-old Japanese national, died last month after being shot in the chest during the protests.
