The bureau chief of Iran's Press TV and Al-Alam television networks, Hussein Mortada, has been injured in the Syrian capital, Damascus, Press TV reported.
Press TV correspondent Maya Nasser has also been killed by sniper fire in the Syrian capital, Damascus.
Armed conflict in Syria has been going on for over 1,5 years already. More than 230,000 have become refugees with around three million in need of humanitarian assistance. The Syrian authorities say they oppose the well-armed militants.
Edited by: S. Isayev