Syrian rebels tried to get me killed, says Channel 4 correspondent

Alex Thompson says crew was led to 'free-fire zone' as deaths would discredit Bashar al-Assad's regime • Read Alex Thompson's blog Channel 4 News chief correspondent Alex Thompson has claimed Syrian rebels deliberately tried to get him and his crew killed by gunfire from government forces in a bid to discredit the regime of Bashar al-Assad. Thompson alleged a small group from the Free Syrian Army deliberately guided the vehicle in which he and his ... Full Story »