A man has been questioned by police in Bahrain in connection with the death of a leading Northern Ireland media figure.
Austin Hunter, 64, was knocked down and killed in a road crash in the Arab state at the weekend.
The Co Tyrone born father-of-two was on business in the Middle East. The suspect was arrested in the wake of the incident.
In a career spanning 45 years, Mr Hunter held a range of influential jobs in media and public relations.
A former editor of the Belfast News Letter, he also worked as a broadcast journalist for BBC Northern Ireland during the height of the Troubles.
In recent years he worked overseas as a media consultant for Northern Ireland Co-operation Overseas (NI-CO) - an organisation that sends local experts to advise state bodies abroad.
He was on assignment with NI-CO in Bahrain when the crash occurred.
Three arrested following ‘shocking’ incident on North Down beach
Jury in Jeffrey Donaldson sexual offences trial sworn in
Man arrested after reports pickup truck crashed into building in Fermanagh
Two arrested after car crashes into house
Comments
Add a comment