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| UK photographer Paul Conroy injured in Syria | UK photographer Paul Conroy injured in Syria |
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| A UK photographer has been injured in an attack on a media centre in Syria that left two other reporters dead. | A UK photographer has been injured in an attack on a media centre in Syria that left two other reporters dead. |
| Paul Conroy, 47, who lives in Devon, was with Sunday Times correspondent Marie Colvin who died in Homs. | Paul Conroy, 47, who lives in Devon, was with Sunday Times correspondent Marie Colvin who died in Homs. |
| Remi Ochlik, a French photographer, was also killed when a shell hit the makeshift centre in the Baba Amr area. | Remi Ochlik, a French photographer, was also killed when a shell hit the makeshift centre in the Baba Amr area. |
| John Witherow, editor of The Sunday Times, said reports suggested Mr Conroy, originally from Liverpool, had not been too seriously hurt. | |
| He said: "[Marie Colvin] was with Paul Conroy, the freelance photographer, who was injured in the attack," said Mr Witherow. | He said: "[Marie Colvin] was with Paul Conroy, the freelance photographer, who was injured in the attack," said Mr Witherow. |
| "We do not know the extent of his wounds but the early reports suggest he is not too seriously hurt. | "We do not know the extent of his wounds but the early reports suggest he is not too seriously hurt. |
| "We are doing what we can to get him to safety and to recover Marie's body." | "We are doing what we can to get him to safety and to recover Marie's body." |
| 'Take his camera' | 'Take his camera' |
| Mr Conroy's father Les Conroy, who lives in Knotty Ash, Liverpool, said he had heard his son, who now lives in Totnes, and Ms Colvin had been sheltering in the building when it was hit by mortar fire. | |
| "We have only just heard - in the last half an hour - that Paul has been injured in the leg and that Marie had been killed," he said. | "We have only just heard - in the last half an hour - that Paul has been injured in the leg and that Marie had been killed," he said. |
| "We have no idea how seriously he has been injured. | "We have no idea how seriously he has been injured. |
| "They need to take his camera off him so he can't go back out again." | "They need to take his camera off him so he can't go back out again." |
| Rupert Murdoch, owner of the Sunday Times, paid tribute to Ms Colvin and said efforts were being made to rescue Mr Conroy. | Rupert Murdoch, owner of the Sunday Times, paid tribute to Ms Colvin and said efforts were being made to rescue Mr Conroy. |
| "We are doing all we can in the face of shelling and sniper fire to get him to safety and to recover Marie's body," he said. | "We are doing all we can in the face of shelling and sniper fire to get him to safety and to recover Marie's body," he said. |
| Opposition-held districts of Syria have been under siege by security forces for more than two weeks, leaving hundreds dead. | Opposition-held districts of Syria have been under siege by security forces for more than two weeks, leaving hundreds dead. |
| Activists said more than 40 people died on Tuesday. | Activists said more than 40 people died on Tuesday. |
| Mr Conroy is a freelance cameraman and stills photographer who has worked for the BBC and Channel 4. | |
| He has been shortlisted for several prestigious awards along with Ms Colvin. |