Wednesday, 20 April 2011
Tim Hetherington is one of the photographers alleged to have been killed in Libya. (File Photo)
Tim Hetherington, an acclaimed British photojournalist and Oscar-nominated filmmaker, was killed in Libya on Wednesday. Three other journalists accompanying him were wounded in in a bomb explosion in Misrata, according to AFP and AP.
The four journalists were reporting the conflict in a city under siege by Muammar Qaddafi’s military.
The three injured—Chris Hondros, Guy Martin and Michael Christopher Brown—were taken to a hospital, where they are reported to be under intensive care.
The four journalists were reporting the conflict in a city under siege by Muammar Qaddafi’s military.
The three injured—Chris Hondros, Guy Martin and Michael Christopher Brown—were taken to a hospital, where they are reported to be under intensive care.
Mr. Hondros, who suffered a severe brain injury, was in critical condition while Mr. Martin, who suffered several wounds, had undergone vascular surgery. Mr. Brown suffered injuries but is not in life-threatening condition.
The Liverpool-born Mr. Hetherington, 41, toured last year with the filmmaker Sebastian Junger on Afghanistan when making “Restrepo” which won the award for best documentary film at the Sundance film festival.
Mr. Hondros, an American nominated for his war photography, has been publoished in The Economist, New York Times and Newsweek.
Mr. Martin, a British citizen, works for the Panos photo agency.
The last news from Mr. Hetherington was when he tweeted from the hospital following the explosion: “In besieged Libyan city of Misrata. Indiscriminate shelling by Qaddafi forces. No sign of NATO.”
(Nadia Idriss mayen of Al Arabiya can be reached at: nadia.mayen@mbc.net)
The Liverpool-born Mr. Hetherington, 41, toured last year with the filmmaker Sebastian Junger on Afghanistan when making “Restrepo” which won the award for best documentary film at the Sundance film festival.
Mr. Hondros, an American nominated for his war photography, has been publoished in The Economist, New York Times and Newsweek.
Mr. Martin, a British citizen, works for the Panos photo agency.
The last news from Mr. Hetherington was when he tweeted from the hospital following the explosion: “In besieged Libyan city of Misrata. Indiscriminate shelling by Qaddafi forces. No sign of NATO.”
(Nadia Idriss mayen of Al Arabiya can be reached at: nadia.mayen@mbc.net)
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