AP photographer missing in Libya

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Source: AP

NEW YORK (AP) -- An award-winning Associated Press photographer covering the conflict in Libya is missing, the news agency said Sunday.

Altaf Qadri became separated from his colleagues near the eastern Libyan city of Ajdabiya while on assignment Saturday, according to the AP.

"We have lost contact with our AP colleague, photographer Altaf Qadri, in eastern Libya. We are concerned about his safety and are taking appropriate steps to locate him," the agency said in a statement.

Qadri, 35, won a World Press Photo award this year for his poignant photograph of relatives mourning over the body of a man killed in a shooting by Indian police in Indian-controlled Kashmir

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1. Perhaps we could launch a rescue mission

it's as good an excuse as any to put boots on the ground.