Abdul Latif used teach history to grade school students, but now he shoots people with a sniper rifle. The battle in Misurata has become one of urban combat. Gadhafi's professional sharpshooters occupy some buildings, while amateur rebels hold others. Marcel MettelsiefenPhotographing War in Misurata: 'There Were Four Times When I Could Have Died' -- Spiegel Online
Two photojournalists, Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros, were killed on Wednesday in the Libyan town of Misurata. Photographer Marcel Mettelsiefen spent eight days in the battleground city for SPIEGEL ONLINE. He describes the dangerous life of journalists in a war zone -- and what it's like to work in close proximity to death.
Misurata is a city where even photographers with lots of war-zone experience are having great difficulty doing their work. And nowhere is the danger greater than on Tripoli Street in the city center. Not so long ago, it was a place where people took care of their daily shopping. These days, it is a zone of death. It was on Tripoli Street on Wednesday that two of my colleagues lost their lives and two others were wounded. It was, I think, merely a question of time before something like that happened.
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My Comment: Teachers are now fighting in this civil war .... that says a lot of how much Libya has descended into war and chaos in just two months. Check out the photo gallery .... it is a must see on what the conflict is like in Misurata.
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