Egypt’s journalist dies from gunshot wounds: report

CAIRO: An Egyptian journalist died on Friday of gunshot wounds sustained during violent clashes between between supporters of President Hosni Mubarak and anti-government protesters, a state-owned daily said.

Al-Ahram reported that Ahmed Mohammed Mahmud of Al-Taawun newspaper published by the state-owned Al-Ahram foundation died after being in a coma for four days.

He had been shot by sniper fire one week ago while taking pictures from his flat near Tahrir Square, the focal point of massive anti-government rallie.