IRAQ-CONFLICT: Spanish cameraman killed

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Att.Editors: The following item is from the Qatar News Agency (QNA)

BAGHDAD, Apr 8 2003 (IPS) - José Couso, 37, a cameraman for Spanish television channel Tele 5, was wounded Tuesday in a tank shell and later died in hospital.

José Couso was hit on Tuesday after a US tank fired a shell at a Baghdad hotel where many international journalists were based, Al Jazeera Arabic TV channel said.

Couso, 37, who was injured in the leg and jaw, – died after being taken to hospital (where) they operated on him and tried to save his life. It wasn’t possible," a news presenter said.