Sky News cameraman killed in Egypt

JournalismPakistan.com | Published 12 years ago

Sky News cameraman Mick Deane has been shot and killed in Egypt on Wednesday morning, the channel reports.

Mick, 61, worked for Sky for 15 years, based in Washington and then Jerusalem.

The married father of two was part of Sky News team covering the violence in Cairo. The rest of the team were unhurt.

The Head of Sky News John Ryley described Mick as the very best of cameramen, a brilliant journalist and an inspiring mentor to many at Sky.

"Mick Deane was a really lovely, lovely guy," he said. "He was great fun to work with, he was an astonishingly good cameraman who took some brilliant pictures.

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