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August 15, 2014

AP Journalist Simone Camilli Killed in Gaza 
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Amidst the ceasefire, five people were killed and several more wounded
on Wednesday as Gaza's bomb disposal team dismantled an Israeli missile.
The victims included two journalists with the Associated Press: Italian
journalist Simone Camilli, who was killed, and Hatem Moussa, a
Palestinian photographer from Gaza, who was seriously injured. AP
president and CEO Gary Pruitt paid tribute to Camilli.

Gary Pruitt: "Simone was the first foreign journalist killed covering
the Gaza war. He had worked with AP since 2005, when he was hired in
Rome. He's well known and highly regarded throughout AP and highly
regarded throughout the entire European media. He brought a unique
ability to personalize his stories and portray the human drama in them,
with an incredible eye for detail."

 

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