Unknown gunmen on Monday attacked al-Jadeed television’s
headquarters in the Beirut neighborhood of Wata el-Msaytbeh, opening fire on
the building, hurling Molotov bombs and setting fire to tires.
“Masked attackers assaulted the employees and burned tires after
trying to storm the building,” al-Jadeed news director Mariam al-Bassam told
MTV.
“Four masked gunmen opened fire outside al-Jadeed's building and hurled
Molotov bombs that caused a fire in the building's entrance,” reported LBC
television.
The Internal Security Forces’ Intelligence Bureau managed to
arrest one of the attackers, identifying him as Wissam Alaeddine.
“According to preliminary investigations, Wissam Alaeddine, who
has been arrested for attacking al-Jadeed television, has a criminal record,”
al-Jadeed reported.
Al-Jadeed said Speaker Nabih Berri telephoned the channel,
condemning the attack and stressing that Alaeddine is not a member of AMAL
Movement.
Speaking to reporters outside al-Jadeed’s building, Interior
Minister Marwan Charbel said “Wissam Alaeddine has a criminal record and he has
recently been engaged in a spat with army intelligence agents.”
Charbel vowed to arrest the rest of the attackers.
For his part, Information Minister Walid al-Daouq condemned the
attack during a telephone interview with al-Jadeed, calling on the judiciary to
take the relevant measures.
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