The New Nation - Internet Edition

AP, Brussels

At least 134 media workers were killed on assignment in 2007, most of them in Iraq, which has become the most dangerous place for journalists since the start of the U.S.-led war there, a media group said Monday.

The Middle East was by far the deadliest region with 68 killings, followed by Somalia with eight killed, Pakistan with seven, Mexico and Sri Lanka each with six, and the Philippines with five, according to the International Federation of Journalists.

"Violence against journalists remained at extremely high levels for the third year in a row," IFJ President Jim Boumelha said. "Our colleagues have been targeted because of their work, or killed covering dangerous stories, often in the rush to cover breaking news."