Stan Storimans
Dutch RTL television cameraman (1969–2008) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stanislaus N.I.M. "Stan" Storimans (8 January 1969 – 12 August 2008) was a Dutch RTL television veteran cameraman. He had planned to publish a book describing his 20 years of reporting from hotspots like Afghanistan, Republic of the Congo, Indonesia, Iraq, Sri Lanka, the former Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) and the former Yugoslavia, among others.[1] He was killed in a Russian airstrike on the Georgian city of Gori during the 2008 Russo-Georgian War.
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Born | (1969-01-08)8 January 1969 Tilburg, Netherlands |
Died | 12 August 2008(2008-08-12) (aged 39) Gori, Georgia |
Cause of death | Missile strike |
Nationality | Dutch |
Occupation | Journalist (television cameraman) |
Years active | c. 1988–2008 |
Employer | RTL Group |
Known for | Being the only foreign national (civilian) to have been killed in the Russo-Georgian War |
Spouse | Marjolein Storimans |
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