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Community Forum · Est. 2006
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04-18-2016, 07:05 AM
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Reporter Struck by Piece of Shrapnel After Getting Caught Up in Syria Airstrike
A TV journalist suffered serious injuries to his face on after being caught up in an air strike close to where he was reporting in Syria. The correspondent, named as Ebrahim al-Khateeb from the opposition-affiliated Orient News channel, was delivering a piece to camera near Handarat to the north of Aleppo, when there was a loud explosion. A piece of shrapnel was briefly seen flying into the reporter's face, causing blood to pour from the wound. Orient News, which is based in Dubai, says al-Khateeb is now in a stable condition. Syrian government forces and their allies are focused on the area around Handarat Camp, overlooking an important access point held by rebels into the city of Aleppo, which is split into zones held by the government and opposition. Fighting near Aleppo has been escalating for two weeks. |