Media Outlets Suspend Sending Reporters To Syria As Risks Multiply

Reporters Told To Stay Out Of Syria
TO GO WITH AFP STORY SYRIA-CONFLICT-MEDIA(FILES) AFP reporter Sammy Ketz, hits the ground as a Syrian soldier runs past during snipper fire in the ancient Christian Syrian town of Maalula, on September 18, 2013. Journalists in Syria have been killed by snipers, accused of spying, and kidnapped by gunmen, and with the threats growing, many say the conflict is now too dangerous to cover. Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says at least 25 professional journalists and 70 citizen journalists have been killed in the conflict. AFP PHOTO/ANWAR AMRO (Photo credit should read ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images)
TO GO WITH AFP STORY SYRIA-CONFLICT-MEDIA(FILES) AFP reporter Sammy Ketz, hits the ground as a Syrian soldier runs past during snipper fire in the ancient Christian Syrian town of Maalula, on September 18, 2013. Journalists in Syria have been killed by snipers, accused of spying, and kidnapped by gunmen, and with the threats growing, many say the conflict is now too dangerous to cover. Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says at least 25 professional journalists and 70 citizen journalists have been killed in the conflict. AFP PHOTO/ANWAR AMRO (Photo credit should read ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images)

Beirut (AFP) - Journalists in Syria have been killed by snipers, accused of spying, and kidnapped by gunmen, and with the threats growing, many say the conflict is now too dangerous to cover.

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