Cameraman's Death Brings Demand For Public Inquiry

[Dover]

August 19, 2003
Cameraman's Death Brings Demand for Public Inquiry
By SARAH LYALL


LONDON, Aug. 18 — International journalists' groups and Reuters demanded today that the American military hold a full public inquiry into the death of a Reuters cameraman who was fatally shot by American soldiers in Iraq on Sunday as he filmed outside a prison.

The cameraman, Mazen Dana, 43, was the second Reuters journalist to be killed by American troops in Iraq since the invasion began on March 20. His colleague Taras Protsyuk, a Ukrainian usually based in Warsaw, died on April 8 when an American tank fired a shell at the Palestine Hotel, from which Mr. Protsyuk was filming troops as they advanced into the city center.

"Coming so soon after the death of Taras Protsyuk, and also involving an American tank, this latest death is hard to bear," Tom Glocer, chief executive of Reuters, said in a statement. "That's why I am personally calling upon the highest levels of the U.S. government for a full and comprehensive investigation into this terrible tragedy."

Meanwhile, violence continued against American troops today. A soldier with the First Armored Division was killed by an explosive device about 2 p.m. in Karada, a prosperous Baghdad neighborhood, the military said tonight.

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[mrfrapp]

1. Now I'm Confused

This NYT article says that 12 journalists have now been killed

However, this article

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/08/18/iraq/main568803.shtml?cmp=EM8705

says 13. This one,

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3160429.stm

says 19 and finally, this one

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article1827.shtml

says 15!

Which figure is it? Any or none of these?


on edit: a guardian article published today says 17

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1021592,00.html


Any other offers?

[newyawker99]

2. Dover

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[Kbowe]

3. Brother of dead cameraman claims he was shot on purpose...

shot for filming graves of US soldiers...
http://palestinechronicle.com/article.php?story=2003081918513248