David Blundy
David Michael Blundy | |
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| Born | 21 March 1945 Slinfold, West Sussex |
| Died | 17 November 1989 (aged 44) San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Cause of death | Killed in action (heart attack caused by gunshot wounds) |
| Resting place | Highgate Cemetery, north London |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | City of London School |
| Alma mater | Bristol University |
| Occupation | journalist |
| Notable work | Qaddafi and the Libyan Revolution (1987); With Geldof in Africa: Behind the Famine (1985) |
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David Michael Blundy (21 March 1945 – 17 November 1989), was a British journalist and war correspondent killed by a sniper at the age of 44 in El Salvador. Blundy was the Washington reporter for the London Sunday Correspondent newspaper. He was in El Salvador covering the latest fighting in the area. He covered stories in Northern Ireland, the Middle East, and Central America.