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10 Arrested In Malta Over Assassination Of Prominent Journalist

Daphne Caruana Galizia, of the Mediterranean island nation of Malta, was an investigative reporter who scrutinized the corrupt and powerful. She was killed by a car bomb in October.
Signs are placed at the gates of the Police Headquarters in Valletta, Malta, on Oct. 22, during a rally demanding justice for murdered Maltese journalist and anti-corruption blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia. Maltese police have now arrested 10 suspects in connection to her assassination.

Maltese police have arrested 10 suspects in connection to the October assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was renowned for her unflinching scrutiny of the corrupt and powerful on the Mediterranean island nation.

All of the suspects are from Malta and most have criminal records, NPR's Frank Langfitt reports, citing Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat.

Frank reports that the FBI is assisting with the investigation into Caruana

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