Chris Hondros (L) and Tim Hetherington were respected war photographers the bodies of two award-winning photographers in Libya killed after the rebels held city Benghazi on aid ship ferried was have.Liverpool-born Tim Hetherington, he died 40, and American Chris Hondros, 41, on Wednesday while on the conflict in the beleaguered city of Misurata.
Two other journalists were injured including British guy Martin.
The body men were on board the Ionian spirit, a ferry is used for food and medicine set to Misurata.
Misratah is the only rebel held town in western Libya and has been for weeks under attack by forces loyal to Col Muammar Gaddafi.
It is assumed that Mr Hetherington and Mr Hondros pull belonged to a group of journalists back from in close to the front, during a break in the fighting when they suffered their injuries.
Mr Hetherington family said that he was killed by a rocket propelled grenade.
HonorsIn addition to help, the ferry is used, to transport the bodies also used is evacuated to the injured and Misratah foreigners flee.
The bodies were to Benghazi, the de-facto capital of rebel, taken in East Libya.
The news agency associated press, said representatives from the United Kingdom and the United States were to take custody of the facilities in Benghazi and associate their evacuation from Libya.
Guy Martin is treated in the hospital in MisratahThe two photojournalists wounded together with their colleagues remain in Misratah's Hospital.
Mr Martin, Cornish author who worked Panos Pictures Agency, was hit by shrapnel and remains in intensive care, although say reports, his condition has improved after the surgery on the leg.
New York-based photographer Michael Christopher Brown, which is treated for shrapnel injuries, is to be said and on foot.
Tributes poured in Thursday for Mr Hetherington and Mr Hondros, the two respected war photographers were.
Mr Hetherington, United Kingdom and the United States citizenship had, was best known for his work in Afghanistan and won the world press photo of the year award in 2007.
He was also the Oscar nominated documentary film Restrepo, followed by US troops in Afghanistan.
New York based Mr Hondros worked for Getty Images and its previous awards include the Robert Capa gold medal for war photography.
The Libyan Government expressed "Sadness" about the photographers deaths but spokesman Moussa Ibrahim said there were always victims in the war add: "deaths from our site from your site, people caught in the middle."
The conflict in Libya began with an uprising against Col Muammar Gaddafi's 42-year rule in mid-February and it has evolved to a fight for an area.
NATO is currently responsible for a no-fly zone and multinational operations have largely in the air attacks was limited.
On Thursday the use of armed drones of Libya sanctioned the United States "precision capability" to the military operation.
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