Stan Storimans
| Stan Storimans | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 8, 1969 Tilburg, Netherlands |
| Died | August 12, 2008 (aged 39) Gori, Georgia |
| Occupation | Cameraman |
| Spouse(s) | Marjolein Storimans |
Stanislaus N.I.M. (Stan) Storimans (January 8, 1969 Tilburg – August 12, 2008 Gori, Georgia) was a Dutch RTL TV 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. He was killed in a Russian airstrike on the Georgian city of Gori during the 2008 Russo-Georgian War.
Storimans was killed during Russian bombing of the Georgian city of Gori during the war in Georgia. Seven others were injured in the attack, including a Dutch correspondent for RTL, Jeroen Akkermans, while the Israeli journalist Zadok Yehezkeli was seriously wounded and evacuated to Israel for treatment after surgery in Tbilisi. A Georgian journalist and his driver were also reported killed, as were at least two other people (the International Federation of Journalists identified the killed journalist as Grigol Chikhladze). The bomb hit an area near the media centre that had been set up on the roof of the city's television and radio centre.Human Rights Watch has reported it found the evidence that cluster bomb has been used by the Russians in the attack which killed Storimans. The initial Reuters report that their analysis of the footage from the scene shows that the explosions may have come from mortar fire.
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