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Award of Excellence
Rick Loomis
the Los Angeles Times
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Ahmat Moussa, 45, holds pictures of his brothers, Mahamat Nourene, left, and Saleh Ahmat, who were killed when they tried to leave the country. They had tickets to fly to Chad on but when they arrived at the airport with three friends, they were told that the flight was overbooked. Only two of the men were allowed to board. Family members pleaded with the other three to stay at the airport, where there was a camp for Muslims waiting to evacuate. But the men assured them they could get home safely. Not far from the airport gates, attackers armed with knives and stones surrounded the pair's vehicle and killed them along with a traveling companion. Moussa wasn't planning to leave Bangui, where the family owns houses and shops. But now he is selling. "Everyone is afraid," he said.
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