Tim Hetherington Killed in Libya [VIDEO]

Tim Hetherington, photographer, killed in Libya

Academy Award nominated photojournalist Tim Hetherington has been killed in war-torn Libya.

Hetherington’s last tweet was posted on Tuesday. It reads: “In besieged Libyan city of Misrata. indiscriminate shelling by Qaddafi forces. No sign of NATO.” Tim Hetherington died in Misrata after being hit by an RPG.

Hetherington and Sebastian Junger directed the Academy Award nominated documentary ”Restrepo,” a docu-film about U.S. soldiers in Afghanastan.

Before Tim Hetherington was killed, The Committee to Protect Journalists documented more than 80 attacks on journalists in Libya since chaos has erupted in that country. Their website is keeping track of each and every one of them.

“They include two fatalities, a gunshot injury, 49 detentions, 11 assaults, two attacks on news facilities, the jamming of Al-Jazeera and Al-Hurra transmissions, at least four instances of obstruction, the expulsion of two international journalists, and the interruption of Internet service. At least six local journalists are missing amid speculation they are in the custody of security forces. One international journalist and two media support workers are also unaccounted for,” CPJ said.

Hetherington’s official website appears to have been taken down – or it is simply getting too many hits for it’s server.

Tim Hetherington was 41 years old and a British native. His death is listed as taking place on April 20, 2011.

Read more on the death of Tom Hetherington at CNN.