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Corpse of Japanese journalist killed in Syria brought to Turkey

The corpse of Japanese journalist killed in Syria was brought to Turkey

21.08.2012 - Update : 21.08.2012
Corpse of Japanese journalist killed in Syria brought to Turkey

KILIS

The corpse of Japanese journalist Mika Yamamoto (45) killed in Syria was brought to the Turkish province of Kilis on Tuesday.

Yamamoto was taken to the morgue of the Kilis State Hospital after entering Turkey via the Oncupinar Border Gate.
The corpse of Yamamoto was brought to Turkey with the assistance of the Syrian opposition and Yamamoto's spouse.
Yamamoto was an experienced journalist who had covered the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq in the past.

 

French journalist wounded in Syria brought to Turkey

A French journalist of Algerian origin, who was wounded in Syria, has been brought to Turkey on Tuesday for medical treatment.
Yasin bin Rabia was wounded while trying to record footages showing the clashes between the Syrian army and opposition forces in Aleppo.
Yasin bin Rabia was brought to the Turkish-Syrian border with the assistance of the Syrian opposition and is presently staying at the Kilis State Hospital in southern Turkey.
The French journalist is under care at the Neurosurgery Department of the Kilis State Hospital.
Speaking to the Anadolu Agency (AA) at the hospital, Rabia said that he was wounded in his head while on duty in Aleppo along with three other colleagues.
"I was brought to Turkey by the assistance of the Syrian opposition. I am not sure about the condition of my colleagues," Rabia stressed.
Doctors at the Kilis State Hospital said that Rabia will remain at the hospital for a certain period of time.

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