Daniel Pearl
Daniel Pearl (October 10, 1963 – February 1, 2002) was an American journalist who worked for The Wall Street Journal. On January 23, 2002, he was kidnapped near a restaurant in downtown Karachi and murdered by terrorists in Pakistan.
Daniel Pearl | |
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| Born | October 10, 1963 Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | February 1, 2002 (aged 38) |
| Cause of death | Decapitation |
| Body discovered | May 16, 2002 |
| Resting place | Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles |
| Alma mater | Stanford University (BA) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer | The Wall Street Journal |
| Title | South Asia Bureau Chief |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
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Pearl's kidnapping was carried out by Islamist militants after Pearl had gone to Pakistan as part of an investigation into the alleged links between British citizen Richard Reid (known as the "Shoe Bomber") and al-Qaeda. Pearl was beheaded by his captors, who later released a video of his murder.
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, a British national of Pakistani origin, was sentenced to death by hanging for Pearl's abduction and murder in July 2002, but his conviction was overturned by a Pakistani court in 2020.
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