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UN chief calls for transparent probe of Al Jazeera journalist's killing
Updated 08:56, 12-May-2022
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Mourners carry the body of Al Jazeera Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh as it is transferred from Jenin to Jerusalem ahead of her funeral, May 11, 2022. /AFP

Mourners carry the body of Al Jazeera Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh as it is transferred from Jenin to Jerusalem ahead of her funeral, May 11, 2022. /AFP

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an independent and transparent investigation into the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, according to a statement on Wednesday.

Abu Akleh, 51, a Palestinian-American and a Christian, was shot dead on Wednesday while covering an operation by Israeli security forces in the town of Jenin in the occupied West Bank.  

Another Al Jazeera journalist, producer Ali al-Samudi, was wounded in the incident in which both wore helmets and vests marked "Press."

Guterres condemned all attacks and killings of journalists and said that they must never be the target of violence.

Calls have mounted for an independent investigation into the reporter's killing.

The European Union urged an "independent" investigation into her death, while the United States envoy to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, called for the killing to be "transparently investigated."

The office of the UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said it was "appalled," and also called for "an independent, transparent investigation."

(With input from AFP)

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