From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Journalists pay tribute to slain colleagues
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleReporters for The Associated Press and other agencies pay tribute to AP video journalist Simone Camilli and translator Ali Shehda Abu Afash, who were killed in an ordnance explosion earlier today while working on an assignment about the aftermath of Israel’s Operation Protective Edge in the Gaza Strip.
Sarah El Deeb, AP’s correspondent in Cairo, tweets, “Simone Camilli was the coolest VJ @AP has had working in Gaza.Always kept a cool head in most tense times.It was an honor working with u.”
She adds, “Hatem Moussa, @AP photographer in Gaza, the most courageous, was seriously injured. Prayers for you ‘bulldozer’!”
On Facebook, Guardian journalist Khaled Diab writes, “Can’t believe it! Simone Camilli died today in Gaza. He was a dedicated journalist, a warm and humane person, an idealist, and a great father and husband. May he rest in peace and may his family be able to endure their loss, especially his daughter who will never know first-hand just how great her father was. RIP, friend.”
Along with Simone Camilli, Ali Shehda Abu Afash, translater for @AP was also killed. Rest in peace Ali, great loss.
— Sarah El Deeb (@seldeeb) August 13, 2014
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