CBS
May 29, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq

Cameraman Paul Douglas and soundman James Brolan were killed when a car bomb exploded while they were on patrol in Baghdad with Iraqi and American soldiers. Correspondent Kimberly Dozier, the third member of the CBS crew, was seriously injured in the attack. The CBS journalists, embedded with the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division, were reporting from outside their Humvee and were believed to have been wearing protective gear when a car packed with explosives detonated, CBS said in a statement. An Iraqi contractor and an American soldier also were killed, and six soldiers were injured, according to news reports.

Douglas, 48, based in London, had worked for CBS News in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Rwanda, and Bosnia since the early 1990s, CBS said. Brolan, 42, also based in London, was a freelancer who worked with CBS News in Baghdad and Afghanistan over the preceding year, according to the network.

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

 

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