Two Western journalists
have been killed in the Syrian city of Homs when shells hit the building
they were staying in, opposition activists say.
They have been named as Marie Colvin, the highly respected
American Sunday Times reporter, and Remi Ochlik, an award-winning French
photographer.Several other people were reportedly killed when the shell hit the makeshift media centre in the Baba Amr district.
Opposition-held areas of Homs have been besieged by troops since 4 February.
Activists said more than 40 people died on Tuesday, including Rami al-Sayed, a man who broadcast a live video stream from Homs used by world media.
Mr Sayed was fatally wounded by shrapnel during the shelling of Baba Amr. His brother posted a video of his body in a makeshift hospital.
The Red Cross has called on the government and rebels to agree to a daily ceasefire, to allow medical supplies to reach the worst affected areas and get civilians out, but there is no sign yet of this being agreed.
'Dreadful events' Ms Colvin and Mr Ochlik were reportedly staying in a house in Baba Amr that was being used by activists as a media centre when it was hit by a shell on Wednesday morning.
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