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Incident : JO_0041

An alleged attack resulted in the injury of the Al-Masirah TV cameraman Ahmed Hassan Hamatan in Al-Matoun District, Al-Jawf Governorate, on August 29, 2016

Mon Aug 29 2016Jawf
Summary:

Several sources on the news sites, Twitter and Facebook claimed that the cameraman on Al-Masirah TV, Ahmed Hassan Hamatan, was injured by an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition warplane during a media coverage at the front line in the Al-Matoun District in Al-Jawf Governorate

Alleged perpetrator:

Saudi-led coalition

Area of control:

Houthis Rebel movement

Delivery method:

Air strike

Weapons used:

Air strike

Casualties:

True

Direct hit:

Unknown

Double tap:

false

Multiple targeted strikes:

false

Remote location:

false

Established pre-conflict:

Observations:

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