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== Context ==
== Context ==
A week before Cumber and Gardner came to report, twenty two foreigners were taken hostage and killed during a shooting rampage in eastern oil hub .Many people saw the attack as an attempt from Islamic Radicals to try to drive out foreigners. This act of violence made oil prices increase rapidly. Then, about fifty people were staying at a hotel when a gunman took over and killed nine hostages. Murquin lead a group of gunman that were responsible for the attack at the east Khobar oil hub. He was the most wanted man in all of Saudi Arabia, then was killed by security forces.
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== Impact ==
== Impact ==
Cumbers and his wife started running their own news and production company called Loccum Productions in 1998. The company is based out of London, England. The company sends out people around the world to report for news stations.
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A year after Cumbers death, Irish Aid established the Simon Cumbers Media fund in honor of his memory. The fund’s aim is to help, assist, and promote better quality media coverage of issues in the Irish media.


== Reactions ==
== Reactions ==
Irina Bokova, the director-general of UNESCO, condemned the attack as two media professional who ware targeted while doing professional work, and investigating the al-Qaeda terrorist network.

Cumbers death was considered a murder, and was investigated. The killer was found guilty, and was sentenced to death.
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==See also==
==See also==

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Simon Cumbers
PronunciationSimon Cumbers
BornJanuary 23, 1968
Ireland
DiedJune 6, 2004(2004-06-06) (aged 36)
Saudi Arabia
Cause of deathDeath by gunfire
MonumentsSimon Cumbers Media Fund
NationalityUnited Kingdom
CitizenshipIreland
EducationSt. Patrick's Classical School
OccupationJournalist
EmployerBBC
Known forCovering dangerous news stories
Titleproducer, journalist, cameraman
SpouseLouise Bevan
Parent(s)Bronagh and Bob Cumbers

Simon Cumbers,(23 January 1968 – 6 June 2004), was an Irish cameraman for the BBC in the United Kingdom. He has covered many stories from places around the world. He even covered some of the most dangerous stories.[citation needed]

Personal

Cumbers was from Navan, County Meath in the Irish Republic, and was educated at St. Patrick's Classical School. While being a student, he was the editor of the school magazine, Tuairim. He was also had a show at the local pirate radio station, Royal County Radio. When at St. Patrick’s, he also worked as a features writer for Drogheda Independent and the Ipswich Evening, then became the chief reporter at The Capitol Radio in Dublin. Cumbers later married Louise Bevan. He was a known cameraman and journalist in the Northern Irish media. People described him as a creative journalist who had a great sense of humor.[1][2][3]

Career

In 1990 Cumbers moved to the UK, and produced for both ITN, and Channel 4 Daily. He later trained to be a cameraman, and filmed at places around the world. He covered major events, such as the sinking of a Russian Submarine, the Madrid train bombing in 2004, and much more. He covered some of the most dangerous and difficult stories. He worked for many places, including Sky News, and BBC. Cumbers and his wife, Louis (a BBC journalist) started running their own news and production company, called Locum Productions.[1][2][3][4]

Death

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Simon Cumbers was killed in Al-Suwaidi, Saudi Arabia shown relative to the capital Riyadh.

While working with co-worker Frank Gardner, they became under fire by Adel al-Dhubaiti in a suburb of Riyadh. Cumbers was killed at age 36, and Gardner was seriously injured. Cumbers killer was later sentenced to death.[1][2][3][4]

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Context

A week before Cumber and Gardner came to report, twenty two foreigners were taken hostage and killed during a shooting rampage in eastern oil hub .Many people saw the attack as an attempt from Islamic Radicals to try to drive out foreigners. This act of violence made oil prices increase rapidly. Then, about fifty people were staying at a hotel when a gunman took over and killed nine hostages. Murquin lead a group of gunman that were responsible for the attack at the east Khobar oil hub. He was the most wanted man in all of Saudi Arabia, then was killed by security forces. What was Abdel Aziz al-Muqrin's role?[5]

Later in the same month that Cumbers was killed, U.S. citizen Paul M. Johnson Jr was beheaded in Saudi Arabia.[6]

Impact

Cumbers and his wife started running their own news and production company called Loccum Productions in 1998. The company is based out of London, England. The company sends out people around the world to report for news stations. A year after Cumbers death, Irish Aid established the Simon Cumbers Media fund in honor of his memory. The fund’s aim is to help, assist, and promote better quality media coverage of issues in the Irish media.

Reactions

Irina Bokova, the director-general of UNESCO, condemned the attack as two media professional who ware targeted while doing professional work, and investigating the al-Qaeda terrorist network. Cumbers death was considered a murder, and was investigated. The killer was found guilty, and was sentenced to death.

See also

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  • Blood and Sand by Gardner: [7]
  • theguardian1[1]
  • bbc1[2]
  • itv[8]
  • pressgazette[9]
  • irishtimes1[10]
  • theguardian2[11]
  • sky[12]
  • cpj[13]
  • cbsnews[4]
  • dailymail[14]
  • bbc2[3]
  • ifex[15]
  • bbc3[16]
  • meathchronicle[17]
  • [18]
  • irishtimes2[19]
  • thesun[20]
  • independent[21]
  • unesco[22]
  • If you use this site, be sure to have another source with it: locumproductions[23]
  • If you use this site, be sure to have another source with it: simoncumbersmediafund [1][24]
  • griffith[25]
  • Cannot use this image because Getty has the rights: [2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Obituary: Simon Cumbers". the Guardian.
  2. ^ a b c d "BBC NEWS - UK - Obituary: Simon Cumbers".
  3. ^ a b c d "BBC NEWS - UK - BBC man 'was unlawfully killed'".
  4. ^ a b c "BBC Reporter Shot, Critical". CBS News. 8 June 2004.
  5. ^ "Obituary: Abd al-Aziz al-Muqrin". The Guardian (UK). June 21 2004. Retrieved March 21, 2016. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/18/saudi.kidnap/
  7. ^ "Blood and Sand".
  8. ^ "In remembrance - journalists who gave their lives for their trade". ITV News.
  9. ^ "Simon Cumbers: journalist and cameraman".
  10. ^ "Tributes paid to slain cameraman". The Irish Times. 8 June 2004.
  11. ^ Claire Cozens. "'Loyal and generous of spirit': tributes to Cumbers flood in". the Guardian.
  12. ^ "Shot TV Reporter Flies Back Home". Sky News.
  13. ^ "Simon Cumbers".
  14. ^ "They shot me six times and left me paralysed in a pool of blood - but I had to go back to Al Qaeda country: Courageous pilgrimage by BBC's Frank Gardner". Mail Online. 6 April 2013.
  15. ^ "CPJ calls on authorities to apprehend perpetrators of attack on BBC cameraman and reporter". IFEX.
  16. ^ "Simon Cumbers: BBC man's killer sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia". BBC News.
  17. ^ "Meath Chronicle - 'Don"t execute our son"s killer": Navan family"s plea to Saudis". Meath Chronicle.
  18. ^ "Killer of Irish journalist Simon Cumbers believed to be among 47 executed by Saudi Arabia". newstalk.com.
  19. ^ "Simon Cumbers's killer executed in Saudi Arabia". The Irish Times. 3 January 2016.
  20. ^ "Simon Cumber's parents speak out on killer's death: 'We didn't want him executed'".
  21. ^ Chris Green (18 November 2014). "Family of BBC cameraman murdered in Saudi terror attack regret killer's death sentence". The Independent.
  22. ^ "UNESCO Condemns Attack on BBC Journalists in Saudi Arabia".
  23. ^ "Locum Productions Limited - television newsgathering and production".
  24. ^ "About Simon Cumbers «  Simon Cumbers".
  25. ^ "About Griffith - Cork journalism student awarded funding by the Simon Cumbers Media Fund - Griffith College".
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