Thailand
Japanese cameraman shot in BangkokPosted Apr 16 2010
Hiroyuki Muramoto, 43, a Japanese cameraman working for Reuters, was shot dead April 10 in Bangkok while covering armed violence between the military and the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship. UDD are supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. So far, the attacks have left 13 dead and over 500 injured, Reporters Without Borders reports. It is unknown who fired the shot that killed Muramoto, but both sides blame each other for the violence. According to the Yomiuri Shimbun, a national newspaper, the Thai military said live rounds of ammunition were only fired as warning shots. Sources close to the UDD said the soldiers fired live ammunition at protesters and are responsible for shooting Muramoto. Japan's Metropolitian Police Department announced it would launch an investigation into Muramoto's death.