Katherine Mary Peyton was Senior Producer for the BBC Johannesburg Bureau 2002-05. She was killed in a shooting incident in Somalia whilst reporting on that country's nascent peace process. She had gone to the Somali capital Mogadishu to report on the peace process and was standing outside a hotel popular with politicians and journalists when she was shot. It was later found by the United Nations that her killing was likely organised by the Al-Qaeda-affiliated military leader, Aden Hashi Farah.

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  • Katherine Mary Peyton was Senior Producer for the BBC Johannesburg Bureau 2002-05. She was killed in a shooting incident in Somalia whilst reporting on that country's nascent peace process. She had gone to the Somali capital Mogadishu to report on the peace process and was standing outside a hotel popular with politicians and journalists when she was shot. It was later found by the United Nations that her killing was likely organised by the Al-Qaeda-affiliated military leader, Aden Hashi Farah. Her brief in Somalia was to record the first signs of hope in that country's recent history. Kate Peyton was a journalist of wide experience, having worked in African and Middle Eastern conflict zones.
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  • Katherine Mary Peyton was Senior Producer for the BBC Johannesburg Bureau 2002-05. She was killed in a shooting incident in Somalia whilst reporting on that country's nascent peace process. She had gone to the Somali capital Mogadishu to report on the peace process and was standing outside a hotel popular with politicians and journalists when she was shot. It was later found by the United Nations that her killing was likely organised by the Al-Qaeda-affiliated military leader, Aden Hashi Farah.
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  • Kate Peyton
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