Pakistan
Pakistani journalist killed in mosque clashesPosted Jul 20 2007
Pakistani troops took over the Red Mosque in Islamabad where hardcore militant students held hundreds of hostages for more than a week.
Javed Khan, a photographer for the Islamabad-based daily Markaz and a cameraman for U.K.-based DM Digital TV was one of more than 100 people killed in the seige. Khan was shot in the chest and neck after being caught in crossfire between government forces and the students of Red Mosque in Islamabad, according to Committee to Protect Journalists.
Israr Ahmed, a cameraman for CNBC Pakistan, suffered three gunshot wounds during the clash and was reported to be in critical condition with injuries to his spinal cord, according to the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists. Khan and Ahmed were filming vehicles set ablaze by students of the Red Mosque, according to the press organization Pakistan Press Foundation.
The press groups said that photographers Wahab Saleem, of the daily newspaper The Post, and Raja Zafar, of the Express daily, were also treated for gunshot wounds recieved during clashes on July 3. Geo TV Bureau Chief Absar Alam was hit by a stone thrown by students and required stitches.