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A Popular Maltese blogger and Journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has been killed by a car bomb on Monday after accusing government officials, especially Prime Minister Joseph Muscat of corruption.

The Prime Minister was quick to condemn the killing and placed a call to the country's security services to dedicate maximum resources to get to the bottom of the situation and bring those responsible to books.

"What happened today is unacceptable on various levels. Today is a black day for our democracy and our freedom of speech," he told reporters.

"I will not rest until justice is done," said Prime Minister Muscat.

"Everyone knows Ms Caruana Galizia was a harsh critic of mine, both politically and personally, but nobody can justify this barbaric act in any way," he added.

The force of the blast reduced her car to pieces and catapulted the journalist's body into a nearby field, witnesses said. She leaves a husband and three sons.

People left candles, flowers and messages of support at makeshift shrines in the street.

"When the people fear their government there is tyranny, when the government fears the people there is LIBERTY," read one sign left on the pavement with flowers and candles.