Al-Jazeera correspondent dies after US missile strike

Tareq Ayub, a correspondent for the Qatar-based satellite TV station, died of his injuries.

Tareq Ayub, a correspondent for the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera satellite television station, died of his injuries following a US missile strike on the station's Baghdad offices, the Arabic news channel reported on Tuesday.

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A cameraman, Zuheir al-Iraqi, was hit in the neck by shrapnel in the blast, which the network charged was a deliberate strike.

Rival satellite station Abu Dhabi TV announced its Baghdad bureau had also been hit and broadcast a live report showing its camera position under attack.