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CASUALTIES RECORDED IN 2000

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Journalists and Media Workers killed War Zones and other hostile areas in 2000

This list provides name, country where death occurred, nationality, occupation and brief note of circumstances.

(f) indicates that the person killed was a woman

1. Yatsina - Russia (Chechnya) - Russian. Agency photographer, kidnapped and executed by Chechen fighters.

2. Yefremov - Russia (Chechnya) - Russian. Newspaper reporter, killed when his Jeep was blown up.

3. Tepsurgayev - Russia - Chechen. Freelance cameraman, killed by armed men who burst into his house.

4. Gallego (f) - Colombia - Colombian. Body found next to (ELN) guerrillas killed during battle with army.

5. Kandolo - Dem.Rep.Congo - Congolese. UNESCO TV cameraman, killed in ambush. Body burned.

6. Takoush - Lebanon - Lebanese. Driver for BBC. Missile from Israeli tank hit his car.

7. Conteh - Sierra Leone - S. Leonean. Shot dead while covering demonstration.

8. Gil Moreno - Sierra Leone - Spanish. AP reporter, killed in rebel ambush

9. Schork - Sierra Leone - American. Reuters reporter killed in rebel ambush

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