Tim Hetherington, co-director of 'Restrepo,' killed in Libya

[Poll_Blind]

Source: CNN

(CNN) -- Tim Hetherington, an esteemed photojournalist and an Oscar nominee for a gritty and harrowing documentary about the Afghan war, was killed in the war-torn Libyan city of Misrata, the president of the agency that represented him said Wednesday.

Other photographers were reportedly hurt in the incident that killed him. Panos Pictures, which employed Hetherington, confirmed that the photographer's family had been notified.

"We're still trying to figure out front lines or house," said CSPR agency president Cathy Saypol in reference to where he was when killed. "The only thing we know is that he was hit by an RPG with the other guys." An RPG is a rocket-propelled grenade.

Hetherington's last Twitter entry appears to have been made on Tuesday: "In besieged Libyan city of Misrata. indiscriminate shelling by Qaddafi forces. No sign of NATO."

Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/04/20/libya.journalists/

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[SteppingRazor]

2. Wow. I'd begun to think him and Sebastian Junger were damn near immortal.

Sad day. He did war correspondence the proper way, humanizing conflicts in ways few journalists do (at a time when a large portion of alleged war correspondents don't even leave their hotel rooms).

[progressoid]

3. I just saw Restrepo.

This is truely a loss.

[Blue_Tires]

4. very sad...

r.i.p.

[Earth_First]

5. Best wishes, friend...

May the four winds blow you safely home.

Condolances and greatest sympathies to friends and family, peace be with you soon...