CBS Cameraman Hurt, Then Detained by U.S.
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From Times Wire Reports
A cameraman carrying CBS press credentials was detained in Iraq this week on suspicion of insurgent activity, the U.S. military said.
The cameraman suffered minor injuries Tuesday in a battle between U.S. soldiers and suspected insurgents, the military said. He was standing next to an alleged insurgent who was killed.
The military had said at the time that the cameraman was shot because his equipment was mistaken for a weapon.
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