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A screen grab from Syrian state TV shows Yara Abbas reporting from the city of Al-Qusayr. (AFP/Syrian TV)

Syrian correspondent killed by sniper fire

May 28, 2013 4:20 PM EDT

New York, May 28, 2013–A Syrian correspondent working for the pro-government TV channel Al-Ikhbariya died Monday after her crew’s vehicle came under sniper fire, according to official Syrian news sources.