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A British journalist has been killed while covering the conflict in the besieged Libyan city of Misrata.
Tim Hetherington, co-director of Oscar-nominated documentary Restrepo, is said to have died in a mortar attack, which also killed another journalist.
The 41-year-old, who had dual UK and US nationality, was born in Liverpool.
He also worked as a photographer for Vanity Fair magazine which said he was "widely respected by his peers for his bravery and camaraderie".
In a recent entry on Twitter, Mr Hetherington described "indiscriminate shelling" by pro-Gaddafi forces.
Two other journalists are said to have been injured in the attack.
The Foreign Office confirmed the death and said it was offering consular assistance to Mr Hetherington's family.
Mr Hetherington, was best known for his work in Afghanistan, where Restrepo which about US troops in the conuntry was filmed, and won the World Press Photo of the Year Award in 2007. He studied Literature at Oxford University and is reported to have recently married.
Publicity agent Cathy Saypol, who represented Mr Hetherington in the past, told Vanity Fair's website: "We are saddened beyond words that our friend, photographer and film-maker, Tim Hetherington, was killed in Misrata this morning."
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