
Czech News Crew Robbed at Gunpoint While Covering APEC in San Francisco
Published on November 15, 2023
Two Czech television news crew were robbed at gunpoint while covering the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco on Nov. 12, according to multiple reports. TV journalist Bohumil Vostal said he was capturing a shot of San Francisco’s City Lights bookstore when three “masked assailants” approached him and his cameraman, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. “They were heading at my cameraman, aiming a gun at his stomach and one at my head,” Mr. Vostal told the news outlet. The incident occurred at around 5 p.m. local time on Columbus Avenue. The armed assailants reportedly stole more than $18,000 worth of production equipment and footage from the news crew....
