TWO JOURNALISTS WOUNDED IN GRENADE ATTACK

New York, December 11, 2003—Two journalists working with the U.S. newsmagazine Time were wounded today in a grenade attack in Baghdad while accompanying U.S. troops.

Senior correspondent Michael Weisskopf and photographer James Nachtwey suffered undisclosed injuries when unidentified assailants threw a grenade into a Humvee the men were traveling in, Time managing editor Jim Kelly said in a written statement. Two soldiers in the Humvee were also injured in the attack, which occurred at about 9:30 p.m.

The statement described both journalists as being in "stable condition" and said they were awaiting transfer to a U.S. military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany.

CPJ is seeking more details at this time.





December 11, 2003 12:00 PM ET |

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