Press TV Correspondent Killed in Turkey

Press TV said Serena Shim, its international correspondent, was killed on Sunday in a car accident near the Turkish-Syrian border. She was returning from a report scene to her hotel in the Turkish city of Surush.

Press TV called the accident “suspicious,” adding that on Friday Shim had received threats from Turkish intelligence agency, accusing her of espionage, and that she told Press TV that she was fearing for her life. 

Serena Shim was an American citizen of Lebanese origin. She covered hotspots in Lebanon, Iraq and Ukraine for Press TV. She was in Turkey to cover the war in Kobane.

Photo: Press TV correspondent Serena Shim who was killed near Turkish-Syrian border (Press TV)