BREAKING: Malta arrests eight over blogger murder
- December 4, 2017 11H:01 GMT/UTC/ZULU TIME
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by Selina O'Grady and Biodun Iginla, BBC News, Valletta, Malta
Maltese police have arrested eight people over the car bomb murder of blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia, who had criticised the government.
She was killed close to her home on 16 October in an attack which shocked the country.
The 53-year-old was known for her blog accusing top politicians of corruption.
The government offered a €1m (￡890,000; $1.2m) reward for information about her murder.
International experts, including from the FBI, were called in to help in the investigation.
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