The man was shot, reportedly using a gun concealed in a fake camera.
Cameramen are always potential targets when filming in dangerous conditions.
Incidents like this may put them even more at risk from trigger-happy criminals or security forces who may suspect their motives. Each year many journalists die reporting on incidents of violence or from conflict zones and their life is dangerous enough without adding to their difficulties. These are disturbing tactics and we have to be aware of the consequences. The IFJ has asked its member organisation in Luxembourg, the Association of Luxembourg Journalists, to investigate the incident and to clarify how the police decision to disguise themselves as journalists was reached. The IFJ represents more than 450,000 journalists in more than 100 countries around the world.