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The opening as it read in 2010
Mazen Dana ( , 1962 -August 17, 2003) was a Palestinian journalist who worked as a Reuters cameraman and was shot and killed by United States soldiers in Baghdad , Iraq on August 17, 2003.1The soldiers mistook his camera for a rocket launcher , and were cleared of any wrong doing after a thorough investigation. Dana worked for Reuters for over ten years, mostly in his home town of Hebron in the West Bank . In 2001, Dana was the recipient of a CPJ International Press Freedom Award in recognition of his courage and commitment to covering the conflict in his hometown. He was married with four children.2
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Mazen Dana ( , 1962—17 August 2003) was a Palestinian journalist who worked as a Reuters cameraman.He spent a decade covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Hebron in the West Bank , for which he was awarded the 2001 International Press Freedom Award of the Committee to Protect Journalists .He was shot and killed by US soldiers in Baghdad , Iraq on 17 August 2003.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Mazen Dana ( , 1962 – 17 August 2003) was a Palestinian journalist who worked as a Reuters cameraman. He spent a decade covering the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in Hebron in the West Bank , for which he was awarded the 2001 International Press Freedom Award of the Committee to Protect Journalists . He was shot and killed by US soldiers in Baghdad , Iraq on 17 August 2003.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Palestinian journalist Mazen Dana ( , 1962 – 17 August 2003) was a Palestinian journalist who worked as a Reuters cameraman. He spent a decade covering the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in Hebron in the West Bank , for which he was awarded the 2001 International Press Freedom Award of the Committee to Protect Journalists . He was shot and killed by US soldiers in Baghdad , Iraq on 17 August 2003.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Palestinian journalist Mazen Dana ( Arabic : مازن دعنا , 1962 – 17 August 2003) was a Palestinian journalist who worked as a Reuters cameraman. He spent a decade covering the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in Hebron in the West Bank , for which he was awarded the 2001 International Press Freedom Award of the Committee to Protect Journalists . He was shot and killed by US soldiers in Baghdad , Iraq on 17 August 2003.
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palestinian journalist who worked as a reuters cameraman and was shot and killed by united states soldiers in b
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palestinian journalist who worked as a reuters cameraman
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