A French cameraman in attack dies

A cameraman for the television station France 2 became yesterday Wednesday in the first Western journalist killed in the uprising who has spent 10 months in Syria, then that several shells fell near him during a trip sponsored by the Government to the city of Homs, reported officials and a witness.

Violence occurred just hours after President Bashar Al-Assad made a surprise visit during a rally in Damascus, in which thousands of supporters he stated support.

Was a sign of confidence by the leader, at a time in which the conflict entered a new stage, dangerous and violent.

The death of Gilles Jacquier became a topic of mutual accusations between the two sides.

Mutual accusations
regime and the opposition have blamed for a recent wave of mysterious attacks. The Government attributed the attack of yesterday, which would have also killed eight "terrorists" u000aSyrians.

Some 15 journalists participating in the trip with the consent of the Government when they were reached by several grenades, according to Jens Fransen, who was on the route". "At some point, three or four (grenades) exploded very close to us", told the Belgian chain VRT. Franssen

Video images broadcast on YouTube appear to show the aftermath of the attack. A group of desperate people, upload to the injured in several vehicles

There were puddles of blood on the floor. However, it was not possible to verify the authenticity of the video with independent sources.

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