Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Gunmen Storm Syrian Television, Three Killed

Gunmen storm pro-government news channel, 3 killed: Syrian state TV

BEIRUT | Wed Jun 27, 2012 1:08am EDT

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Gunmen stormed the headquarters of a Syrian pro-government news channel on Wednesday morning, planted explosives and killed three employees, state media said.

"The terrorists planted explosive devices in the headquarters of al-Ikhbariya following their ransacking of the satellite channel studios, including the newsroom which was entirely destroyed," the state media said.

"Three colleagues were killed as a result of the brutal terrorist attack," it added, without giving details on how the employees died.

(Reporting by Oliver Holmes; Editing by David Brunnstrom)

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