Bodies of journalists killed in Misurata flown to Malta

The coffins carrying photojournalists Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondoros who were killed by mortar shells in Tripoli Street, Misurata on Wednesday were brought to Malta by a special military flight operated by the US government.

UK national Tom Hetherington, an Oscar-nominated film director and war photographer, died on Wednesday while American Chris Hondros died from injuries on the following day. Hondoros had also been nominated for an Oscar for a documentary on the war in Afghanistan.

The US embassy and the British High Commission in Malta are coordinating the efforts to have the bodies sent to Hetherington and Hondoros families.