Journalists missing after gunfire
British TV reporter Terry Lloyd and two of his news crew are missing after coming under fire while travelling to the Iraqi town of Basra, ITN said today.
Cameraman Fred Nerac and local translator Hussein Othman are also missing after the incident at Iman Anas, near Iraq’s second city.
Another cameraman, Daniel Demoustier, was injured as the crew drove towards the key southern city in two vehicles, but was able to get to safety.
He was not able to see what happened to his colleagues, and coalition and Iraqi military sources were unable to confirm their whereabouts.
British and Iraqi forces were in the area at the time.
“Every effort is being made to establish what happened,” an ITN statement said.
