Journalist Killed In Eastern Ukrain

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Italian journalist Andrea Rocchelli, 30, was killed in eastern Ukraine, Italian officials confirmed on Sunday. 

Rocchelli and his translator were reportedly killed by mortar fire after hiding in a ditch near Sloviansk, the epicenter of violence between pro-Russian separatists and Kiev-supporting troops. The two bodies were taken to a local hospital for family identification.

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