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To: Condor who wrote (10838)11/19/2001 8:49:43 AM
From: maceng2  Read Replies (2) of 281500
 
Two UK journalists feared shot dead

Fears are growing that two British journalists could have been shot and killed in Afghanistan.

At least four Western journalists were abducted after they were stopped by armed men between Jalalabad and Kabul.

Gunfire was heard as the armed men tried to march the newsmen into the hills.

There has been no immediate confirmation of the identities of the journalists involved, or of their affiliation. Spanish newspaper El Mundo says the victims are thought to include two Britons, an Italian and a Spaniard.

ITN's Tim Ewart, reporting from Kabul, said: "The latest news is that five journalists have been killed."

He said three bodies were at a roadside.

The journalists were travelling in a convoy of cars through a province that was mainly under the control of anti-Taliban forces.

However, some Taliban stragglers and Arab fighters loyal to Osama bin Laden are still believed to be in the area.

Drivers said two of the cars were stopped by a group of armed men who forced the journalists from the vehicles. The gunmen first tried to march the group up into the surrounding hills and gunfire was heard, the drivers said.

The drivers fled and warned the rest of the convoy to turn back. Authorities in Jalalabad from the new anti-Taliban administration were organising a search in the area.

ananova.com

Lots of news in the times today, can't raise either the Times or the Telegrah's sites just now. Maybe above news is reason why.
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