On april 21st 2011, Tim Hetherington was killed in a mortar attack in Misrata, Libya. Chris Hondros was in a critical condition, but alive. Then just a few hours later, Chris died. Tim Hetherington, born in Liverpool, was 41 years old. He had received the World Press in 2007. He had also co-directed the documentary Restrepo, nominated at the Oscars. He was in Libya for the magazine Vanity Fair.
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