France opens war crime investigation after AFP journalist died in Ukraine


  • World
  • Thursday, 11 May 2023

FILE PHOTO: AFP journalist Arman Soldin, who was killed by a rocket strike as he reported with AFP colleagues from Ukrainian positions in Chasiv Yar on May 9, 2023, smiles to the photographer as a cat stands on his shoulders during an assignment for AFP in Ukraine, November 11, 2022. Bulent Kilic/AFP/Handout via REUTERS

PARIS (Reuters) - France's anti-terrorism prosecution office on Wednesday announced it had opened an investigation for possible war crimes and crimes against humanity after an AFP video journalist was killed on Tuesday by Grad rocket fire near Chasiv Yar, in eastern Ukraine.

(Reporting by Tassilo Hummel; Editing by Chris Reese)

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