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WASHINGTON. — At least 48 journalists have been killed this year, with Syria for the fifth consecutive year topping the chart for the most deadly country to work as a journalist, a study showed. The study, released by a Committee to Protect Journalists on Monday, showed that 14 journalists died in Syria alone, other more risky countries were also in the Middle East — Iraq, Yemen, Afghanistan, Somalia and Libya ranking second to sixth.
Of the 48 journalists that were killed with determined motive, 26 were killed in combat or crossfire, 18 were murdered and three were killed during dangerous assignments, and the report did not mention the situation of the rest.
An additional 27 journalists were registered as having been killed for unknown motives. The organisation started to keep record of fatalities since 1992 and the deadliest year was 2012, when 74 journalists were killed. — Xinhua.
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