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– News presenter and producer gunned down in mid-broadcast in Dominican Republic (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News February 16, 2017

When the shooting took place, the radio news presenter and his producer were reaching the end of Milenio Caliente, an interactive news programme in which Medina often criticised the local authorities.
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