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Calls grow for independent investigation into Abu Akleh’s killing

People react as the body of Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed in an Israeli raid in Jenin, is brought to the offices of the news channel in Ramallah [Abbas Momani/Reuters]

Calls have grown for an independent and impartial investigation into the killing of veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was shot dead as she covered an Israeli army raid in the occupied West Bank.

The Qatar-based TV channel said in a statement on Wednesday that Abu Akleh, 51, was “assassinated in cold blood” by “the Israeli occupation forces”.

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