Anthony Mitchell (born ; died 5 May 2007) was a British journalist for the
Associated Press
The Associated Press (AP) is an American non-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association. It produces news reports that are distributed to its members, U.S. newspa ...
. He was initially stationed in
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
, but on 21 January 2006 he was expelled from the country by government
press secretary Solomon Abebe. He then moved to
Kenya
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Mitchell died on
Kenya Airways Flight 507 when it crashed in Cameroon with 114 passengers and crew.
He is buried in Chertsey Cemetery in Surrey.
References
External links
A collection of articles by and about Anthony Mitchell
2007 deaths
Associated Press reporters
British male journalists
People deported from Ethiopia
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Cameroon
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 2007
Year of birth uncertain
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