Mob torch Al-Jazeera offices in Tahrir Square

[Mahmoud_EGY]

The offices of Al-Jazeera Mubasher Misr, located above Cairo's Tahrir Square, was torched by unknown assailants at 10:30am on Wednesday, as street battles in the vicinty between protesters and Egyptian security forces enter the third day.

Egypt's prosecutor-general Abdel-Meguid Mahmoud has ordered an investigation into the arson attack.

Eyewitnesses at the scene told Ahram Online that the mob stormed the office after the Egyptian wing of the international news channel aired an interview with a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, who criticised the groups currently fighting in the neighbouring Mohamed Mahmoud Street.

The assailants torched the media bureau with Molotov cocktails, the police together with citizens present at the scene attempted to extinguish the fire, eyewitnesses say.

Few Al-Jazeera crew members were at the offices at that time of the attack. Sources from the TV station told Ahram Online that it will continue broadcasting from a different location.

Clashes between police and protestors have been ongoing since Monday in Mohamed Mahmoud and Qasr Al-Aini Streets adjacent to the flashpoint square.

The fighting started during a demonstration commemorating the victims of last year's five day battle with the police in the same area, which left 47 dead and thousands injured.
Mob torch Al-Jazeera offices in Tahrir Square - Politics - Egypt - Ahram Online

 

[Kompromat]

Eyewitnesses at the scene told Ahram Online that the mob stormed the office after the Egyptian wing of the international news channel aired an interview with a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, who criticised the groups currently fighting in the neighbouring Mohamed Mahmoud Street.

Mubarak left overs ?

 

[Mahmoud_EGY]

Mubarak left overs ?

no they are the same people who were in tahrir square fighting mubark al jazerra is a tool of the muslim brotherhood

 

[T-Rex]

no they are the same people who were in tahrir square fighting mubark al jazerra is a tool of the muslim brotherhood

If so, the despots, like the Emir of Qatar, are all the tools of brotherhood. And mubarak and his secular political party were the tool of 'democracy and human rights', right? You can say whatever you want but that won't change the truth.

 

[somebozo]

no they are the same people who were in tahrir square fighting mubark al jazerra is a tool of the muslim brotherhood

welcome to revolution - Egypt path looks like that of khomenini Iran now!

If so, the despots, like the Emir of Qatar, are all the tools of brotherhood. And mubarak and his secular political party were the tool of 'democracy and human rights', right? You can say whatever you want but that won't change the truth.

The amir of qatar is pseudo al CIAda.

 

[T-Rex]

amir of qatar is pseudo al CIAda.

Yes, everybody knows who these Emirs are but saying that Brotherhood is in the payroll of uncle sam's minions is a pure propaganda.