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Journalist working with RT Arabic dies in Homs province of Syria during ISIS shelling Journalist working with RT Arabic dies in Homs province of Syria during ISIS shelling
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A journalist working with RT Arabic, Khaled Alkhateb, has been killed in shelling from Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) side in the eastern suburb of Homs, Syria.A journalist working with RT Arabic, Khaled Alkhateb, has been killed in shelling from Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) side in the eastern suburb of Homs, Syria.
The journalist was filming a report on the Syrian Army’s operations against ISIS terrorists.The journalist was filming a report on the Syrian Army’s operations against ISIS terrorists.
Khaled Alkhateb was just 25 years old and had recently started to work with RT.Khaled Alkhateb was just 25 years old and had recently started to work with RT.
He appears to have last been online just six hours ago. His post on Facebook reveals his location in Al-Sukhnah, Syria, with his comment, “Oh, God.”He appears to have last been online just six hours ago. His post on Facebook reveals his location in Al-Sukhnah, Syria, with his comment, “Oh, God.”
Cameraman Muutaz Yaqoub, who was working with Khaled Alkhateb, was injured in the shelling. He was sent to a hospital in Homs with minor injuries.Cameraman Muutaz Yaqoub, who was working with Khaled Alkhateb, was injured in the shelling. He was sent to a hospital in Homs with minor injuries.
“The death of the journalist working with RT is a very sad event for all of us,” RT’s editor-in-chief, Margarita Simonyan, said in a statement. “For the first time in RT’s history, a person who was working with our channel in hot spots has died. [I wish] courage to Khalid’s family, friends, and colleagues and everyone who knew and loved him. We will do everything we can to help his family in this situation.”
Alkhateb’s last news story, from Saturday, was about refugees from Raqqa who were speaking about the deaths and destruction caused by the coalition strikes.