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The last moments of photographer gunned down by Burmese troops as nine die

Last updated at 23:39pm on 27th September 2007

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Kenji Nagai of APF news agency tries to continue taking photographs as he lies fatally injured

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Kenjit, 52, was shot by soldiers as they charged the anti-government protesters

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The Japanese journalist collapses dying as the armed police continue to charge on the crowd

These are the shocking images from Burma of a Japanese journalists as he lay dying after soldiers opened fire on thousands of anti-government protesters.
Kenji Nagai held his camera above his head to continue taking photos even as a soldier pointed a gun at his chest.
He was one of at least nine people who were killed when troops opened fire after ordering the protesters to move on. Another 11 were reported injured. (...)

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