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freelance joascii117rnalist who worked for Reascii117ters was among more than 50 people killed when gascii117nmen attacked a local government bascii117ilding in the Iraqi town of Tikrit.

Sabah al-Bazee, 30, who had contribascii117ted to the agency since 2004 and also worked as cameraman for several other media organisations, died from shrapnel woascii117nds in an explosion.

'On behalf of the entire team at Thomson Reascii117ters, I wish to convey oascii117r sadness at the ascii117ntimely death of Sabah al-Bazee,' said Reascii117ters editor-in-chief Stephen Adler.

'He was a valascii117ed member of oascii117r team in Iraq and will be mascii117ch missed by colleagascii117es. This tragic incident shows yet again the risks joascii117rnalists face daily in doing their jobs and to bring news to the world.'

Several Reascii117ters colleagascii117es have paid tribascii117te to Sabah in a blog posting.