Journos caught in crossfire
2005-04-23 22:16
New York - An Associated Press Television News cameraman was killed on Saturday while covering a battle in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, becoming the second AP staffer to die in violence in that country, the news agency said.
"We are grief-stricken at the news of Saleh Ibrahim's death," AP President and Chief Executive Tom Curley said in a statement. "His fervent dedication to reporting the complete story of Iraq at this historic moment inspired all who knew and worked with him. Our deepest sympathy goes to his family.
"AP will fully investigate this tragic happening so we can understand the circumstances under which it occurred," Curley said.
The AP did not disclose Ibrahim's nationality.
Associated Press photographer Mohammed Ibrahim was shot and injured in the same incident. It was not clear whether the two were related.
On September 2, Ismail Taher Mohsin, an Iraqi driver working for the AP, was ambushed by gunmen and killed near his home in Baghdad, for reasons that remain unknown, the AP said.
Last year, 23 journalists, including 17 Iraqis, were killed in Iraq, along with 16 Iraqi media workers, as the country remained the most dangerous place in the world for reporters, according to the US-based Committee to Protect Journalists. - AP/AFP