Journalist Yamamoto killed in Syrian clash

Journalist Yamamoto killed in Syrian clash

KOFU, Japan - Koji Yamamoto, father of Mika Yamamoto, is interviewed at his home in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, on the morning of Aug. 21, 2012. Mika Yamamoto, an award-winning Japanese journalist, died during a clash in Aleppo in northern Syria, where rebels and forces loyal to the Syrian government have been fighting, with the Japanese Foreign Ministry confirming her identity earlier that morning.

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