Associated Press photographer shot dead in Afghanistan
An AP news agency photographer has been shot dead and her colleague wounded by a police commander in eastern Afghanistan, just days before the country's presidential elections.
Photographer and reporter were rushed to hospital
Veteran photographer Anja Niedringhaus and acclaimed reporter Kathy Gannon were rushed to hospital after they were shot while sitting in the back of car by an Afghan policeman, a hospital director has said.
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