NSW: News-breaker with The Australan dies in Afghanistan
The journalist who broke The Australian newspaper's story on the origins of asylumseeker ALI BAKTIARI has been killed in Afghanistan.
The New Zealand freelancer died in a car accident which also left a correspondent fromthe Spanish news agency EFE injured.
A spokesman for the International Security Assistance Force says ALISTAIR MCLEOD diedafter his vehicle attempted to avoid another but hit an obstacle and rolled over.
The injured Spanish national is identified as LUIS ALVAREZ.
The Australian's Editor in Chief, CHRIS MITCHELL, has praised Mr MCLEOD'S bravery intackling the trip from Kabul to Charkh and Chaper.
Mr MITCHELL, says Mr MCLEOUD'S work on trying to verify the story on the origins ofMr BAKTIARI was an important piece of journalism.
The Australian last week revealed dozens of people living in the remote Afghan villagewhich Mr BAKTIARI claimed to have come from, did not recognise photos of him.
A funeral service for Mr MCLEOD is expected to be held later today before his remainsare repatriated to New Zealand.
AAP RTV rcg/jas
KEYWORD: AFGHAN JOURNALIST (SYDNEY)
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