US University: Syrian student killed in homeland
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A student filmmaker who was a well-known Syrian activist was killed Monday while filming the ongoing violence in his homeland, Syracuse University said Tuesday. Bassel Al Shahade died in the embattled city of Homs, once a stronghold of opposition to Syrian President Bashar Assad, University Chancellor Nancy Cantor said. She did not have details of his death.
Shahade, who was from Damascus, was a Fulbright Scholar pursuing a master of fine arts in film degree at the university's College of Visual and Performing Arts, Cantor said in a statement. (AP)
