Fox News :: War journalist Mustafa Kazemi was trapped in a firefight as heavily armed Taliban insurgents attacked a lakeside hotel just north of Kabul in Afghanistan, killing 18 people — most of them civilians — in an attack Friday.
[Mustafa Kazemi:] Twitter would give you the breaking news far before a wire would process it and give it to you.
With bullets flying overhead, he took cover -- and took action in a remarkable way, livetweeting the ensuing hours-long battle. His 140-word notes on Twitter provide a riveting account of a firefight both terrifying and mesmerizing to read.
Twitter guys please I need whitelist I'm running limited on data I can't wait in this situation @Ed @twitter @Support pls do something
— Mustafa Kazemi (@combatjourno) June 22, 2012
With the gracious kindness of @katies, @Ed, @EricaAmerica & @Twitter API team, I could eventually whitelist my account. Thanks a lot guys.
— Mustafa Kazemi (@combatjourno) June 22, 2012
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Mustafa Kazemi on Twitter
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