Editing Simon Cumbers (section)

{{Short description|Irish journalist}}
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'''Simon Cumbers''' (23 January 1968 – 6 June 2004) was an Irish [[Camera operator|cameraman]] for the [[BBC News]] in the United Kingdom. He was shot and killed by a gunman in a terrorist attack while reporting in [[As-Suwaidi (Riyadh)|As-Suwaidi]], [[Riyadh]], Saudi Arabia.<ref name=theguardian1>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/jun/08/broadcasting.guardianobituaries|title=Obituary: Simon Cumbers|work=[[The Guardian]]|author=Guerin, Orla|author-link=Orla Guerin|date = 8 June 2004|access-date = 5 May 2020}}</ref> His colleague [[Frank Gardner (journalist)|Frank Gardner]], who was also shot, survived the terrorist attack but was left paralysed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/ireland-world/article/bbc-reporters-muslim-plea-after-riyadh-shooting-pl6b00l8xvx|first=Ronan |last=McGreevy|title=BBC reporter's Muslim plea after Riyadh shooting|work=[[The Times]]|date=7 June 2004|access-date = 5 May 2020}}</ref><ref name=sky>{{cite news|url=http://news.sky.com/story/277631/shot-tv-reporter-flies-back-home|title=Shot TV Reporter Flies Back Home|work=[[Sky News]]}}</ref>