Correspondent for Iranian TV killed by sniper in Syria

[Bosonic]

Source: Reuters

A correspondent for Iran's English-language Press TV was shot dead in Syria and its Damascus bureau chief was wounded, Press TV reported on Wednesday, in an attack the channel blamed on regional powers that support Syrian rebel forces.

"Insurgents in the Syrian capital Damascus have attacked Press TV staff and killed one of our reporters," anchor Bardia Honardar said on air.

Maya Naser, 33, Press TV's correspondent in Damascus, died after being shot in the neck by a sniper, and Damascus bureau chief Hussein Murtada received a gunshot wound to the back, Press TV said. The two journalists were covering twin bombings on Wednesday that targeted one of Syria's military command buildings in the capital.

Iran has supported Assad, its sole Arab ally, as he attempts to suppress the uprising, and accuses Western and regional powers of arming rebels with the intent of toppling President Bashar al-Assad.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/26/us-syria-crisis-iran-journalists-idUSBRE88P0GR20120926

[oberliner]

1. Nasser's killing brings the number of journalists killed while reporting Syria's civil war to 22

From Al Jazeera:

Press TV had previously featured Nasser on air as a Damascus-based political analyst and commentator - it was not clear when he became an employee of the network. He had also appeared in amateur YouTube interviews with foreigners inquiring about the civil war in Syria.

Many in the international media took note of Nasser's reporting after rebels began their major assault on Aleppo, the country's largest city, in July. He was one of a small number of English-speaking journalists to report those events from the government's side of the battle.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/09/2012926115125431960.html

[David__77]

2. He was a Syrian reporter.

Somehow if it was an al Jazeera reporter, I doubt Reuters would have referred to it as a reporter for "Qatarese TV."