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US Troops Shoot Dead Palestinian Cameraman

HeadlineAug 18, 2003

After the mortar attack US troops shot and killed a journalist covering the story for the Reuters news agency. Soldiers claimed they mistook the cameraman’s camera for a rocket propelled grenade launcher. The journalist, Mazen Dana was 43 and considered by Reuters to be one of its finest cameraman.

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