By Kevin McCauley
The Committee to Protect Journalists has issued a statement condemning the killing of journalists Marie Colvin and Remi Ochlik who were killed in Syria during the shelling by government forces of the city of Homs.
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“Our colleagues Marie Colvin and Rémi Ochlik gave their lives to report a story of grave importance, a story the Syrian government has sought to choke off from rest of the world,” said CPJ Deputy Director Robert Mahoney, CPJ’s deputy director. “The killing of these journalists, who were observers in a conflict zone, represents an unacceptable escalation in the price that local and international journalists are being forced to pay.”
Colvin, an American, reported for Britain’s The Sunday Times of London, which is owned by News Corp. Ochlik was a French photojournalist.
Two other reporters were injured in the blasts. They are Paul Conroy, photographer for the Sunday Times, and Edith Bouvier, reporter for Le Figaro.
New York Times reporter Anthony Shadid died last week from an asthma attack while covering the Syrian conflict. |