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Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh's colleagues recount her killing

The journalists with Shireen Abu Akleh when she was shot described it as among the worst experiences of their lives.

JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images
Palestinian cameraman Mujahed al-Saadi (C-L) of Palestine Today TV weeps as he escorts with other journalists the body of veteran Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh, who was shot dead as she covered a raid on the West Bank's Jenin refugee camp on May 11, 2022, at the hospital in Jenin. — JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images

RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian territories are overcome with grief following the death of 51-year-old Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh, who was shot dead in the West Bank city of Jenin on the morning of May 11.

Palestinians across the world expressed their sadness over the killing of Abu Akleh, whose funeral procession Wednesday went through Jenin, Nablus and Ramallah. A state funeral will be held today, May 12, in the Ramallah with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in attendance. She will be buried on May 13 in her hometown of Jerusalem.

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