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An experienced Italian war reporter, Domenico Quirico, has been missing in Syria for 20 days, according to his newspaper, La Stampa.An experienced Italian war reporter, Domenico Quirico, has been missing in Syria for 20 days, according to his newspaper, La Stampa.
Quirico, 62, entered Syria from Lebanon on 6 April. After sporadic phone contact in the following three days, nothing has been heard from him since.Quirico, 62, entered Syria from Lebanon on 6 April. After sporadic phone contact in the following three days, nothing has been heard from him since.
La Stampa's editor-in-chief, Mario Calabresi, said the Turin-based paper decided to publicise Quirico's disappearance after a failed search for the correspondent.La Stampa's editor-in-chief, Mario Calabresi, said the Turin-based paper decided to publicise Quirico's disappearance after a failed search for the correspondent.
"We had hoped that keeping quiet would help bring about a solution," said Calabresi. "Unfortunately this has not been the case, and for that reason we have decided to make his disappearance public.""We had hoped that keeping quiet would help bring about a solution," said Calabresi. "Unfortunately this has not been the case, and for that reason we have decided to make his disappearance public."
The Italian foreign ministry has activated its crisis unit to try to trace Quirico. Four Italian journalists were seized in Syria earlier this month but freed soon afterwards.The Italian foreign ministry has activated its crisis unit to try to trace Quirico. Four Italian journalists were seized in Syria earlier this month but freed soon afterwards.
According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, Syria was the most deadly country for reporters in 2012. And the situation remains highly dangerous.According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, Syria was the most deadly country for reporters in 2012. And the situation remains highly dangerous.
German TV reporter shot while filmingGerman TV reporter shot while filming
At the end of last month, German TV reporter Jörg Armbruster was shot while filming a documentary in the northern city of Aleppo. He was lucky to escape with an injured right arm.At the end of last month, German TV reporter Jörg Armbruster was shot while filming a documentary in the northern city of Aleppo. He was lucky to escape with an injured right arm.
He and his colleague Martin Durm, who were not wearing bullet-proof vests, were in a car targeted by snipers. "The first shot came through the window but didn't hit anyone," he told Der Spiegel. "The second, which hit me in the hand and stomach, came straightaway. Then I was gone."He and his colleague Martin Durm, who were not wearing bullet-proof vests, were in a car targeted by snipers. "The first shot came through the window but didn't hit anyone," he told Der Spiegel. "The second, which hit me in the hand and stomach, came straightaway. Then I was gone."
Armbruster, 65, was taken across the Turkish border for treatment and is now recovering at home in Germany.Armbruster, 65, was taken across the Turkish border for treatment and is now recovering at home in Germany.
He was reporting for the television station ARD about the activities of the anti-Assad Free Syrian Army. He said he did not regret the trip, explaining that the material he gathered justified his decision to go. But he also said he would not go back.He was reporting for the television station ARD about the activities of the anti-Assad Free Syrian Army. He said he did not regret the trip, explaining that the material he gathered justified his decision to go. But he also said he would not go back.
Sources: BBC/Reuters via HuffPo/The LocalSources: BBC/Reuters via HuffPo/The Local
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