Mediagazer: 3 journalists for Hezbollah TV killed in Syria (Associated Press)

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3 journalists for Hezbollah TV killed in Syria — BEIRUT (AP) — Three journalists working with Hezbollah-owned Al-Manar TV were killed Monday after the car they were traveling in came under a hail of bullets in the Syrian town of Maaloula, the station said.

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