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Mika Yamamoto: Japanese journalist killed in Syria

She died of wounds sustained in Aleppo on Tuesday.

Mika Yamamoto's final Syria footage released after her death (VIDEO)

Mika Yamamoto was killed Monday in Syria when she was caught in a crossfire in Aleppo.

Mika Yamamoto's body flown back to Japan

The body of Mika Yamamoto, who was killed in crossfire in Syria, was flown back to Japan.

This picture, taken in 1998, and released on Aug. 21, 2012, by the Yamamoto family at their home in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, shows Mika Yamamoto and her father Koji Yamamoto. Mika Yamamoto was killed in the north Syrian city of Aleppo.

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