is a victim/survivor of a/an
Additional information
Date of birth:
May 15, 1969
Village/Town of birth:
Unknown
Province of birth:
Badakhshan: Unknown
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
Norwegian
Education:
Unknown
Date of the main incident:
January 14, 2008
Place of the main incident:
Kabul City, Kabul Serena Hotel
Incident description
On 14 January 2008, Thomassen was covering Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre's visit to Kabul. Støre and his entourage were staying in the Serena Hotel, as were several foreign reporters and diplomats. While Thomassen was waiting to meet Støre in the lobby, at least two Talibani militants forced their way into the Serena Hotel by killing the guards posted outside the main entrance using hand grenades. At least one of the militants was dressed in an Afghan police uniform, which may have delayed the reaction of the PST bodyguards inside the hotel.
Alleged type of harm
Alleged type of crimes
Province:
Latitude:
34.5168788437339
Longitude:
69.1499999975304
Latitude: 34.5168788437339
Longitude: 69.1499999975304
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