By KUNA,
Geneva : The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) and the International Covenant for the Protection of Journalists (ICPJ) while welcoming the release of Associated Press photographer Bilal Hussein (36 years old), more than two years after he was detained by US Marines on suspicions of links to insurgents, condemned in the strongest possible manner the killing of Reuters cameraman during the Israeli attack against Gaza Wednesday.
Reuters cameraman 24-year-old Fadal Shanaa was killed while filming the Israeli tank attack in central Gaza.
According to news reports channel Shanaa was killed when he finished filming and was taking his car to send his footage about the brutal attack.
Fadel Subhi Shanaa appeared, prior to his death, on an Arabic channel and said that he will never quit his job except if he dies or loses his legs.
Shanaa is the 7th journalist killed in April, thus stepping up the number of killed journalists since the beginning of the year to 27, among them three women journalists.
On April 15, the PEC issued a statement with the same spirit of rejoice and condemnation for the safe release of the British journalist and condemned the killing of journalist Khadim Hussain Sheikh in Pakistan’s Baluchistan province.
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called for an investigation into an explosion in Gaza Strip that killed a cameraman working for Reuters news agency and two other civilians.