French prosecutors on Sunday announced the opening of a “war crimes” investigation following the death of French photojournalist Antoni Lallican in southeastern Ukraine, according to the state-owned international news television network France 24.

The anti-terror unit (PNAT) in France declared that the investigation was assigned to the Central Office for the Fight against Crimes against Humanity and Hate Crimes. “War crimes” charges fall within the scope of PNAT responsibilities and are defined as “deliberate attacks on the life and physical or mental integrity of a person protected by international humanitarian law.”

According to the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), Lallican was on assignment for the photojournalism agency Hans Lucas. Lallican was located near the fron

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