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Thousands turn out at Gaza funeral of Reuters cameraman
Three thousand Palestinians marched in the streets of Gaza in an emotional funeral procession for a Reuters TV cameraman killed during clashes between Palestinian fighters and Israeli troops.
- Agencies
- Published: 13:56 April 17, 2008
- Image Credit: AP
- 23-year-old Shana was covering clashes between Palestinian fighters and Israeli troops.
Gaza City: Three thousand Palestinians marched in the streets of Gaza in an emotional funeral procession for a Reuters TV cameraman killed during clashes between Palestinian fighters and Israeli troops.
Marchers waved Palestinian flags and carried small posters of 23-year-old Fadel Shana.
His body was wrapped in a bloodied Palestinian flag. Fellow journalists carried his broken camera and bloodstained flak jacket.
Later, the body was taken to Shana's hometown of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
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