David Blundy

David Michael Blundy
Born21 March 1945
Slinfold, West Sussex
Died17 November 1989(1989-11-17) (aged 44)
San Salvador, El Salvador
Cause of deathKilled in action (heart attack caused by gunshot wounds)
Resting placeHighgate Cemetery, north London
NationalityBritish
EducationCity of London School
Alma materBristol University
Occupationjournalist
Notable workQaddafi and the Libyan Revolution (1987); With Geldof in Africa: Behind the Famine (1985)
Spouses
  • Ruth Mansley
  • Samira Osman

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.[1] He was in El Salvador covering the latest fighting in the area. He covered stories in Northern Ireland, the Middle East, and Central America.[2]

  1. ^ "British Journalist Slain by Sniper". New York Times. El Salvador. Reuters. 18 November 1989. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Life and death of a journalist". Courier-Mail.