Argentine video journalist Leonardo Henrichsen filmed his own death by Chilean soldiers during a failed coup attempt in June 1973, two months before Gen. Augusto Pinochet overthrow President Salvador Allende. The failed first attempt is now the subject of a documentary that reveals the identity of his alleged shooter, EFE reports.
The documentary, Though it might cost me my life (Aunque me cueste la vida), contains unedited footage from Henrichsen’s most important reports on Latin America's political violence during the 1960s and 1970s, El Ciudadano explains.
Henrichsen was shot while covering the failed “Tanquetazo” military coup of 1973 in Santiago for a Swedish TV station. He accidentally videotaped his own death, and research by the directors revealed the identity of his alleged killer. The soldier has not been charged, but the documentary prompted a protest in front of his house to publicize his role to the public and to his neighbors, EFE says ...
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