Japanese journalist killed in the Syrian city of Aleppo
21 August 2012 Last updated at 16:05 BST
A Japanese journalist, Mika Yamamoto, has been killed in the conflict-torn Syrian city of Aleppo, Tokyo has confirmed.
Ms Yamamoto, 45, was a war correspondent with the Japan Press news agency.
She was with her husband, also a colleague, when she was killed.
Humphrey Hawksley reports.