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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Peter Beaumont

Widow of man killed in Libya accuses South Africa of ‘silence’ in hunt for his body

Anton Hammerl
Anton Hammerl’s body has never been found despite a decade-long effort by his family. Photograph: PA

The widow of a British-based photographer who was murdered by Col Gaddafi’s forces in Libya in 2011 has accused South Africa of withholding crucial information about her husband’s death that could help in efforts to locate his body.

Anton Hammerl was killed in an incident in May 2011 that saw other journalists, including James Foley – who was later kidnapped and beheaded by Islamic State in Syria – taken prisoner.

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