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Al Jazeera
Politics
Jihan Abdalla

Al Jazeera staff in Washington, DC mourn Abu Akleh

Abu Akleh is Palestinian American and had worked out of the Washington, DC office for a brief stint in 2016 to cover the US presidential elections [Jihan Abdalla/Al Jazeera]

Washington, DC – Journalists based in Washington, DC gathered outside Al Jazeera’s bureau to commemorate the death of Shireen Abu Akleh, as news of her killing continues to spark outrage around the world.

Despite continued COVID-19 precautions that have kept many employees working remotely, more than a dozen journalists gathered on Wednesday to hold a moment of silence for Abu Akleh, who was fatally shot by Israeli gunfire while covering events in the occupied West Bank.

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