Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Asia - Voice of America: Japanese Journalist Killed in Syrian Violence

Asia - Voice of America
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Japanese Journalist Killed in Syrian Violence
Aug 21st 2012, 11:48

Japan's Foreign Ministry says a Japanese journalist has died in Syria after being caught in gunfire while traveling with the rebel Free Syrian Army. The ministry said Tuesday that Mika Yamamoto, 45, was shot in the northern city of Aleppo. She worked for the Tokyo-based Japan Press, where she previously covered wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Fighting continues across Syria, where opposition activists say the violence killed at least 140 people Monday. The Local Coordination Committees ...

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