A total of 108 journalists were killed in targeted attacks over the past year while a further 15 died accidentally, according to new figures from the
International Federation of Journalists. The countries with the highest numbers of deaths were Syria, where 15 journalists lost their lives in targeted attacks, bombings and cross-fire incidents in
2013, the IFJ said. Then came Iraq, with 13 such deaths, Pakistan, the Philippines and India, each with 10 deaths, Somalia, with seven, and Egypt, with six.
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