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Last update - 16:59 30/04/2008 IDF: Troops who killed Reuters cameraman didn't know they were firing at T.V. crew By Reuters Tags: Gaza, IDF, Reuters cameraman Israel Defense Forces troops were unable to identify Reuters News cameraman Fadel Shana as a journalist before they fired at him from a tank, the army said on Wednesday, citing the preliminary results of an investigation. Shana died while filming on a road in central Gaza on April 16. Five other Palestinians also died in the attack. Shana had been travelling in a vehicle that was marked with large press and TV stickers on the front and sides and was wearing blue body armour with "Press" in large blue letters on a white fluorescent panel on the front. Advertisement Responding to repeated requests for an official explanation of the incident, IDF spokeswoman Major Avital Leibovich said the army had not yet completed its investigation but would provide a full account as soon as possible. "The initial investigation showed they were not identified as members of the press," she said. Nineteen Palestinians died that day after militants killed three IDF soldiers who were on a raid into Gaza. Doctors said 24-year old Shana was killed by metal darts sprayed from a tank shell. His final moments of footage show the shell being fired by a tank around 1 mile away. His colleague Wafa Abu Mizyed was wounded by a dart. Reuters News editors met Leibovich and representatives of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office on Wednesday to urge the Israeli military to share the findings of its investigation. "We owe it to the family of Fadel Shana and journalists working for Reuters and other media organisations to establish exactly what happened two weeks ago," said Mark Thompson, Reuters News managing editor for Europe, Middle East and Africa. "We urge the Israeli army to conduct its investigation as thoroughly and speedily as possible. 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Grasping genocide How a non-Jew in Israel came to understand the Holocaust.   1.   civilians too bad 17:08  |  Space 30/04/08   2.   another IDF whopper 17:16  |  Palestinian in UK 30/04/08   3.   Eyeless in Gaza 17:22  |  Chanalau, Tova 30/04/08   4.   What about civilians killed every day 17:23  |  Eric 30/04/08   5.   Well, business as usual... 17:23  |  Silvienne 30/04/08   6.   another embarassment. 17:25  |  Donald 30/04/08   7.   Blame must not always be IDF alone...... 17:25  |  The Archives 30/04/08   8.   That is a good one 17:32  |  Chris Linthwaite 30/04/08   9.   @7 17:34  |  Bob 30/04/08   10.   T.V. crew should not drive beside active militants 17:39  |  The Archives 30/04/08   11.   Israel relies on the `stupidity" defence 17:48  |  Tim 30/04/08   12.   Watch his own videotape... 17:48  |  Josh 30/04/08   13.   the correct response should have been 17:54  |  ken 30/04/08   14.   Will we ever see the day when an IDF investigation....... 17:54  |  Swiss (Dino) 30/04/08   15.   And we all trust IDF statements right? 17:54  |  Ahmed 30/04/08   16.   But.... 17:57  |  me me me me and me 30/04/08   17.   #11 tim 18:08  |  sammy 30/04/08   18.   #14 Swiss Dino - any Hamas investigation? 18:09  |  Shlomo 30/04/08   19.   #7, #10 18:12  |  Remco 30/04/08   20.   This is what I saw ON THE TV..... 18:13  |  Alan SA 30/04/08   21.   A warzone is a warzone is a warzone! 18:15  |  Catholic Israeli 30/04/08   22.   Asking for it 18:20  |  Mark Lincoln 30/04/08   23.   If those murderous cowards can`t see...... 18:30  |  Deborah 30/04/08   24.   To deal with terrorist... 18:31  |  The Archives 30/04/08   25.   Not TV crew but Civilians..OK... 18:31  |  Yoav 30/04/08   26.   # 18 Shlomo 18:36  |  Swiss (Dino) 30/04/08   27.   Indesciminate Killing 18:42  |  Chicago Arab 30/04/08   28.   TV signs used by terrorists on vehicles as well 18:55  |  Strict Observer 30/04/08   29.   It`s Reuters that has some explaining to do 19:37  |  Rick B 30/04/08   30.   `thoroughly and speedily` ? 19:50  |  Straight Talk 30/04/08   31.   TV signs used by terrorists on vehicles as well 19:55  |  Chicago Arab 30/04/08   32.   Reuters, mothers, children, civilians...business as usual 20:05  |  Mike 30/04/08   33.   Chris - take another look 20:18  |  Elihu 30/04/08   34.   #27 chicago arab 20:19  |  sammy 30/04/08   35.   chicago arab agains 20:20  |  sammy 30/04/08   36.   So they can`t tell armed militants from unarmed cameramen? 20:27  |  Palestinian Brit 30/04/08   37.   #34 Sammy 20:51  |  Chicago Arab 30/04/08   38.   #34 21:05  |  Remco 30/04/08   39.   Too bad nobody reads the facts 21:17  |  Gee 30/04/08   40.   camera is shoulder held, just like a rocket launcher 21:23  |  Joey 30/04/08   41.   Killing Civilians Is OK, Isn`t It? Why Are You All So Upset? 21:28  |  JP 30/04/08   42.   #37 - Chi. Arab - Terrorism preceded occupation not, vice versa. 21:34  |  JP 30/04/08   43.   NOT CREDIBLE 22:05  |  Mark of Lewiston 30/04/08   44.   Worth noting that, 22:48  |  Mr Ipp 30/04/08   45.   IDF investigations laughable 23:08  |  John 30/04/08   46.   chicago arab 00:21  |  sammy 01/05/08   47.   36 palestinian brit 00:26  |  sammy 01/05/08   48.   #38 mark 00:28  |  sammy 01/05/08   49.   #14 Swiss , will he ever see a Pali terrorist 01:23  |  TOMY 01/05/08   50.   #18 Shlomo to Swiss , you expect too much 01:30  |  TOMY 01/05/08   51.   Mark, why do you continue to repeat Arab lies? 02:39  |  MaryRose 01/05/08   52.   48 Sammy - Re-Read The First Paragraph 06:49  |  Mark of Lewiston 01/05/08   53.   51 Mary Rose - Check the Pictures 06:55  |  Mark of Lewiston 01/05/08   54.   A Picture of the Vehicle 07:05  |  Mark of Lewiston 01/05/08   55.   Video of the Incident 07:09  |  Mark of Lewiston 01/05/08   56.   IDF never finds itself guilty of anything... 16:55  |  Silvienne 01/05/08   57.   Watch is own videotape... 23:28  |  Buphagus 01/05/08   58.   Mark of Lewiston... 23:38  |  Silvienne 01/05/08   59.   TV stickers on the front and sides ? 00:48  |  igorp 03/05/08

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