French journalist dies after explosion in Iraq

French journalist Veronique Robert has died after being wounded in an explosion in Mosul earlier this week.

The mine explosion killed Iraqi journalist Bakhtiyar Haddad and French journalist Stephane Villeneuve while another freelance reporter suffered minor injuries.

Robert, an employee of France Televisions, had surgery in Iraq before being transferred to the Percy hospital near Paris on Friday.

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant fighters are defending a stronghold in the Old City of Mosul.