Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/11

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Subject: [Leica] Natchwey Injured
From: Tina Manley <images@InfoAve.Net>
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 13:03:44 -0500

 From a Time press release...


TIME CORRESPONDENT AND PHOTOGRAPHER IN STABLE CONDITION AFTER BEING INJURED
IN A GRENADE ATTACK IN BAGHDAD

Thursday, Dec. 11, 2003
New York -- On Wednesday, December 10, TIME senior correspondent Michael
Weisskopf and TIME photographer James Nachtwey were injured when a grenade
was thrown into the Humvee they were traveling in while accompanying U.S.
military personnel in Baghdad, TIME managing editor Jim Kelly has confirmed.
The attack took place at approximately 9:30 p.m. Iraq time. The identity of
the attacker or attackers is not known. Two soldiers in the Humvee at the
same time were also injured.

Both Michael and Jim are in stable condition and awaiting transfer to a U.S.
military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany.

Tina Manley, ASMP
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