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The opening as it read in 2005

Mazen Tumeisi (c. 1978 – September 12 , 2004 ) was an Arabic journalist, killed on-camera in Baghdad , Iraq by U.S. helicopter gunfire while covering the 2003 invasion of Iraq .¹ His last moments were recorded by the camera he had been reporting into, including his dying words as he gasped to his cameraman. The graphic tape of his death sparked an increase in concern for journalists reporting in occupied Iraq, as well as outrage in the Arabic world . The footage shows Tumeisi covering a group of curious Iraqis standing around the wreckage of a U.S.² Bradley Fighting Vehicle that had been recently abandoned after suffering damage from a improvised roadside bomb attack. A loud explosion can then be heard, followed by layers of smoke and debris. Tumeisi collapses from the impact, falling toward the camera, and the camera's lens is spattered with his blood as he falls. The cameraman (identified by Tumeisi as "Seif") loses focus, likely due to panic , but Tumeisi's last words are captured in the camera's audio feed: "I'm going to die.³ I'm going to die. I'm going to die." International news agencies reported that Tumeisi began filming the abandoned vehicle's location three hours after it had been ambushed, a claim disputed by the U.S. military. The official military report places the time of the helicopter strike only 40 minutes after the Bradley's being ambushed, and states that the airstrike on the wrecked Bradley was called "to prevent looting and harm to the Iraqi people." [1] Tumeisi was a Palestinian reporter for Saudi -owned news networks al-Arabiya and al-Ikhbariya .⁴ He was the third al-Arabiya journalist to be inadvertently killed in Iraq by U.S. forces, after reporter Ali al-Khatib and cameraman Ali Abdelaziz . v t e⁵

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The opening as it stood in 2010 2 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Mazen al-Tumeizi ( also transliterated Mazen Tumesi , c. 1978 – September 12, 2004) was an Arab journalist, killed on-camera in Baghdad , Iraq by U.S. helicopter gunfire while covering the Haifa Street helicopter incident. His last moments were recorded by the camera he had been reporting into, including his dying words as he gasped to his cameraman. The graphic tape of his death sparked an increase in concern for journalists reporting in occupied Iraq, as well as outrage in the Arab world . Tumeizi was a Palestinian reporter for Saudi -owned news networks al-Arabiya and al-Ikhbariya . He was the third al-Arabiya journalist to be killed in Iraq by U.S. forces, after reporter Ali al-Khatib and cameraman Ali Abdelaziz . Tumeizi died during the Haifa Street helicopter incident . The footage shows Tumeizi covering a group of curious Iraqis standing around the wreckage of a U.S. Bradley Fighting Vehicle that had been recently abandoned after suffering damage from an improvised roadside bomb attack. A loud explosion can then be heard, followed by layers of smoke and debris. Tumeizi collapses from the impact, falling toward the camera, and the camera's lens is spattered with his blood as he falls. The cameraman (identified by Tumeizi as "Seif") loses focus, but Tumeizi's last words are captured in the camera's audio feed: I'm going to die. I'm going to die. I'm going to die. "Seif" would later be identified as Reuters camera operator Seif Fouad , who was also injured in a subsequent rocket strike [1] .

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The opening as it stood in 2015

Mazen al-Tumeizi ( also transliterated Mazen Tumesi , c. 1978 – September 12, 2004) was a Palestinian journalist, killed on-camera in Baghdad , Iraq by U.S. helicopter gunfire while covering the Haifa Street helicopter incident. His last moments were recorded by the camera he had been reporting into, including his dying words as he gasped to his cameraman. The graphic tape of his death sparked an increase in concern for journalists reporting in occupied Iraq, as well as outrage in the Arab world . Tumeizi was a Palestinian reporter for Saudi -owned news networks al-Arabiya and al-Ikhbariya . He was the third al-Arabiya journalist to be killed in Iraq by U.S. forces, after reporter Ali al-Khatib and cameraman Ali Abdelaziz . Tumeizi died during the Haifa Street helicopter incident . The footage shows Tumeizi covering a group of curious Iraqis standing around the wreckage of a U.S. Bradley Fighting Vehicle that had been recently abandoned after suffering damage from an improvised roadside bomb attack. A loud explosion can then be heard, followed by layers of smoke and debris. Tumeizi collapses from the impact, falling toward the camera, and the camera's lens is spattered with his blood as he falls. The cameraman (identified by Tumeizi as "Seif") loses focus, but Tumeizi's last words are captured in the camera's audio feed: I'm going to die. I'm going to die. I'm going to die. "Seif" would later be identified as Reuters camera operator Seif Fouad , who was also injured in a subsequent rocket strike [1] .

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The opening as it stood in 2020

Mazen al-Tumeizi ( also transliterated Mazen Tumesi , c. July 5, 1979 – September 12, 2004) was a Palestinian journalist, killed on-camera in Baghdad , Iraq by U.S. helicopter gunfire while covering the Haifa Street helicopter incident. His last moments were recorded by the camera he had been reporting into, including his dying words as he gasped to his cameraman. The graphic tape of his death sparked an increase in concern for journalists reporting in occupied Iraq, as well as outrage in the Arab world . Tumeizi was a Palestinian reporter for Saudi -owned news networks al-Arabiya and al-Ikhbariya . He was the third al-Arabiya journalist to be killed in Iraq by U.S. forces, after reporter Ali al-Khatib and cameraman Ali Abdelaziz. Tumeizi died during the Haifa Street helicopter incident . The footage shows Tumeizi covering a group of curious Iraqis ululating around the wreckage of a U.S. Bradley Fighting Vehicle that had been recently abandoned after suffering damage from an improvised roadside bomb attack. A loud explosion can then be heard, followed by layers of smoke and debris. Tumeizi collapses from the impact, falling toward the camera, and the camera's lens is spattered with his blood as he falls. The cameraman (identified by Tumeizi as "Seif") loses focus, but Tumeizi's last words are captured in the camera's audio feed: I'm going to die. I'm going to die. I'm going to die. "Seif" would later be identified as Reuters camera operator Seif Fouad , who was also injured in a subsequent rocket strike.

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The opening as it stood in 2025 4 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Mazen al-Tumeizi ( Arabic : مازن الطميزي also transliterated Mazen Tumesi , c. July 5, 1979 – September 12, 2004) was a Palestinian journalist, killed on-camera in Baghdad , Iraq by U.S. helicopter gunfire while covering the Haifa Street helicopter incident . Tumeizi, a Palestinian reporter, was covering a group of Iraqis ululating around the wreckage of a U.S. Bradley Fighting Vehicle that had been recently abandoned after suffering damage from an improvised roadside bomb attack. A loud explosion can then be heard, followed by layers of smoke and debris. Tumeizi collapses from the impact, falling toward the camera, and the camera's lens is spattered with his blood as he falls. The cameraman (identified by Tumeizi as "Seif") loses focus, but Tumeizi's last words are captured in the camera's audio feed: I'm going to die. I'm going to die. I'm going to die. "Seif" would later be identified as Reuters camera operator Seif Fouad , who was also injured in a subsequent rocket strike.

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