Samaa TV
April 16, 2010, in Quetta, Pakistan

Cameraman Arif was killed in a suicide bombing at a local hospital, news reports said. The blast occurred outside the emergency ward of Civil Hospital in Quetta, capital of restive Baluchistan province, killing at least eight people and injuring numerous others, including five journalists. The journalists were covering a Shiite demonstration outside the hospital, where a prominent local Shiite bank manager had been taken after an attack.

Medium:Television
Job:Camera Operator
Gender:Male
Local or Foreign:Local
Freelance:No
Type of Death:Crossfire/Combat-Related
Suspected Source of Fire:Unknown Fire

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