Journalist dies in Egypt uprising

The uprising in Egypt has claimed its first journalistic victim. Ahmad Mohamed Mahmoud , a photographer with the newspaper Al-Ta’awun , died last night in hospital from gunshot wounds sustained seven days before. Mahmoud is thought to have been shot by a sniper while filming confrontations between security forces and demonstrators from the balcony of his home in Cairo’s Qasr al-Aini district, which is adjacent to Tahrir Square. Sources: CPJ / Wall Street Journal Journalist safety Egypt Press freedom Middle East Roy Greenslade guardian.co.uk

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