Daniel Pearl (10 Oktober 1963 – 1 Februari 2002) adalah seorang jurnalis untuk Wall Street Journal dengan kewarganegaraan Amerika dan Israel. Ia diculik oleh teroris Pakistan dan kemudian dibunuh di Pakistan.[1][2][3]
Pearl diculik saat bekerja di Kepala Biro Asia Selatan untuk The Wall Street Journal, yang berbasis di Mumbai, India. Ia pergi ke Pakistan sebagai bagian dari penyelidikan tuduhan hubungan antara warga negara Inggris Richard Reid (yang dikenal sebagai "pengebom sepatu") dan Al-Qaeda. Pearl dibunuh oleh para penculiknya.[4][5]
^Fonda, Daren (27 September 2003). "On the Trail of Daniel Pearl". Time.com. Time, Inc. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2013-08-27. Diakses tanggal 24 March 2013.
Burger, Timothy J (2002-02-22). "Kidnappers Cut Pearl's Throat Videotape Shows Newsman's Brutal Slaying". Daily News (New York). Daily News, L.P. hlm. 3. – 'Fahad Naseem, one of the three militants accused of kidnapping Pearl, told a judge in Karachi yesterday that Pearl was kidnapped because he was "a Jew and is working against Islam."'
Masood, Salman; Talat Hussain (2004-05-29). "Suspect in Reporter's Death Is Wanted in Attacks on Musharraf". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. hlm. Section A; Column 3; Foreign Desk; Pg. 2. – 'The intelligence official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that information from American intelligence agencies helped Pakistani investigators track down the ring involved in the plot. Information from Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, Al Qaeda's former head of operations who was captured in March 2002, aided the investigation, he said. American officials say they believe that Mr. Mohammed was the person who actually killed Mr. Pearl.'
Popham, Peter (2002-02-23). "Video Reveals the Hideous Sacrifice of Captive Reporter; Pearl murder gruesome tape shows American speaking into camera as unknown killer slits his throat, then beheads him". The Independent. Newspaper Publishing PLC. hlm. 2.
