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mo4ch:>Acclaimed photographer & video journalist working for RT's video agency killed in Libya clashes | Mo4ch News

Colleagues have been mourning the death of Mohamed Ben Khalifa, a freelance photographer who worked for RT's video agency Ruptly and AP. Khalifa was killed by a stray shell south of Tripoli while on the job.Ben Khalifa was killed on Saturday near Libya's capital, Tripoli, that has been seeing a flare-up of violence between rival militias since Wednesday. AFP reported, citing security sources, that the photographer came under shelling that targeted the positions of the group with which he was embedded at the moment.Ben Khalifa is survived by his wife and five-month-old baby daughter.Condolences have been pouring in to the family of the 35-year-old from the journalist community in Libya, where he was known as one of the leading photographers, and beyond.Being a freelance artist, Ben Khalifa had worked with RT's video agency Ruptly since 2016. He had also collaborated with the Associated Press.During his three years with Ruptly, Ben Khalifa produced some 30 stories, covering …