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Italian journalist killed in Haiti

Published:Monday | December 7, 2009 | 2:36 PM

An Italian journalist was reportedly killed in Haiti during a robbery over the weekend.



Media reports say Francesco Fantoli died of his wounds at a hospital run by the international aid group Doctors without Borders.



The 54-year-old journalist and film-maker had lived in Haiti for several years, and was known for sports commentary on local television.



He recently founded a soccer school in the southern city of Jacmel, where he often lived.



Reports say he was killed by gunmen who may have tried to rob him outside a bank in the country\'s Capital, Port-au-Prince.