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Syria unrest: France's Bouvier and UK's Conroy out of HomsAdvertisement
Syria unrest: France's Bouvier and UK's Conroy out of HomsAdvertisement
Edith Bouvier, speaking on 23 February: "I need an urgent operation"
French reporter Edith Bouvier, who was wounded in a Syrian army attack on Homs, has escaped into Lebanon, President Sarkozy has confirmed.
The news came hours after it was confirmed that injured UK photographer Paul Conroy was also in Lebanon.
Reports say they were smuggled out with the aid of opposition forces. Both were hurt in the attack in which journalists Marie Colvin and Remi Ochlik died.
The UN says more than 7,500 people have now died since the crackdown began.
more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17188791
