Shelling kills 2 Western journalists in Syria

A still image taken from Turkish news crew video filmed Wednesday Feb. 22, 2012, showing the location where two western journalists were killed in the immediate aftermath of shelling by Syrian government forces that allegedly killed two Western journalists in the besieged city of Homs, Syria. A French photojournalist and a prominent American war correspondent working for a British newspaper were killed Wednesday as Syrian forces intensely shelled the opposition stronghold of Homs. French spokeswoman Valerie Pecresse identified those killed as French photojournalist Remi Ochlik, 28, and American reporter Marie Colvin, who was working for Britain's Sunday Times. (AP Photo/A Haber) TV OUT - NO SALES Syrian gunners pounded an opposition stronghold where the last dispatches from a veteran American-born war correspondent chronicled the suffering of civilians caught in the relentless shelling. An intense morning barrage killed her and a French photojournalist — two of 74 deaths reported Wednesday in Syria.


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