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November 2, 2004
Release Number: 04-11-04
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MARINES ENGAGE INSURGENTS, CAMERAMAN KILLED
NEAR RAMADI, Iraq - Marines from the 1st Marine Division of the I Marine Expeditionary Force engaged several insurgents in a brief small-arms firefight that killed an individual who was carrying a video camera earlier Monday morning.
Identification badges found on the dead man confirmed employment with a major news agency.
A news agency acknowledged that a man they identified as a stringer for their service was killed today in a "clash" between insurgents and Marines.
Inspection of videotape in the camera revealed footage of previous attacks on Multi-National Force military vehicles that included the insurgent use of RPGs, an IED and small arms fire.
The insurgents fled the scene with their wounded but left the body of the dead man along the side of the road.
The Multi-National Forces and our Iraqi partners continue to isolate, kill and capture anti-Iraqi forces that attempt to destabilize Iraq.
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