Set up to be shot in Syria's no man's land (Western(UK) journo setup by rebels)
Interesting read I came across when one of their journalists blogs on the channel4 website (UK broadcaster) - gives a good on the ground view of the mess in the country. Their journalist (Alex Thompson) believes he was setup by Syrian rebels to be shot/killed by Syrian army since it would put more pressure on Damascus having a western journalist killed.
Excerpt + link -
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But time drags. Our deadline begins to loom. And theres this really irritating guy who claims to be from rebel intelligence and wont quite accept that we have a visa from the government.
We decide to ask for an escort out the safe way we came in. Both sides, both checkpoints will remember our vehicle.
Suddenly four men in a black car beckon us to follow. We move out behind.
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Predictably the black car was there which had led us to the trap. They roared off as soon as we re-appeared.
http://blogs.channel4.com/alex-thomsons-view/hostile-territory/1863
If anyone is interested, his twitter is -
https://twitter.com/#!/alextomo