Associated Press Cameraman Killed by Gunfire in Mosul

[NNN0LHI]

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGB9H2M4W7E.html

<snip>AP identified the victims as Associated Press Television News cameraman Saleh Ibrahim and photographer Mohamed Ibrahim, no relation to the deceased. Saleh Ibrahim was in his early 30s and was a father of five. snip

The circumstances of the death and injury remained unclear.

The two AP journalists drove to the scene together, according to a colleague who was at the scene as well. U.S. forces were in the area when they arrived, the colleague said. snip

Gunfire broke out, and both Saleh Ibrahim and Mohamed Ibrahim were hit, the colleague told the AP. The colleague's employer asked that his name not be used because of fear for his safety.

While at the hospital, Mohamed Ibrahim was escorted away by U.S. forces and his whereabouts could not immediately be determined.

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[AndyTiedye]

1. If They Can't Own the News, They Kill It

[Barrett808]

2. AP Cameraman Killed by Gunfire in Iraq

A television cameraman working for The Associated Press was killed Saturday when gunfire broke out after an explosion in the northern city of Mosul. An AP photographer was wounded in the same incident.

AP identified the victims as Associated Press Television News cameraman Saleh Ibrahim and photographer Mohamed Ibrahim, no relation to the deceased. Saleh Ibrahim was in his early 30s and was a father of five.

The circumstances of the death and injury remained unclear.

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The explosion happened around 2:30 p.m. (6:30 a.m. EDT) near al-Yarmook circle in the city 225 miles north of Baghdad, according to other journalists who responded to the blast. The cause of the explosion was not immediately determined.

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http://www.xposed.com/headline_news/90_ds_1936478.aspx

[leftchick]

3. Let me guess

It was US gunfire. These people recording the atrocities in Iraq are so brave and are certainly heros.

RIP Saleh :(

[Dickie Flatt]

4. Ann Coulter will be thrilled

[AlCzervik]

5. Reminds me of------

one of the best killed in Iraq
http://about.reuters.com/aboutus/editorial/mazendana/

[Roland99]

6. "gunfire broke out"

Why would gunfire break out? Are our troops just starting to shoot randomly after an explosion?

[Roland99]

7. News organization employees killed in Iraq since the start of war

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/w-me/2005/apr/23/042307226.html

[daleo]

8. Use of ambiguous passive language usually means killed by U.S. military

Saying killed by gunfire that broke out is meant to soften the sting, like getting caught in an electrical storm and being hit by lightning. Bullets of course aren't like that.

[justgamma]

9. I'm worried about this guy.

" Mohamed Ibrahim was escorted away by U.S. forces and his whereabouts could not immediately be determined"

[shadowknows69]

10. his whereabouts will probably never be determined

or he'll show up as a "hostage" of the "insurgents" soon.