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People stand inside the burned-out studios of Al Jazeera in Cairo on Nov. 21.
CAIRO - A studio used by the Al Jazeera TV network in Cairo was set on fire on Wednesday in an attack that an employee said was carried out by a mob that had been chanting slogans against the Qatari-owned station.
The studio overlooks Tahrir Square and is located near the scene of violent clashes between youths and the security forces this week in which dozens of people have been injured. Those confrontations grew out of protests to mark the first anniversary of lethal street battles in the same area.
The first-floor office, used by for local Egyptian output by the channel, was badly damaged by fire.
The studio's windows were smashed and two empty bottles, which had apparently been converted into fire bombs, were found inside the office.
The Interior Ministry described the perpetrators as "trouble makers" who had attacked police officers when they had arrived to investigate, the state news agency reported. The public prosecutor has ordered an investigation.
"There were 200 to 250 people gathered outside the studio chanting against the channel," Ahmed Dessouki, a producer with the channel, told Reuters television.
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Part of the OWS movement. You shall know them by their actions......
Pfffff. That's dumb.
@jh-485682Ass
Did you attend Journalism school? This was a story grabbed from the Wire..The article is by Reuters..
Let me simplify it by helping out your Neanderthal mentality..
Is that you, Mitt?
Sounds like Ralphie from "A Christmas Story" edited this. "And this thing that tells time in the stock"
Hey, A.C.e
Who are you talking to, who is @jh-485682Ass?
Couldn't happened to a nicer bunch of a-holes.
WHY????? You people at MSNBC call yourselves journalists???? Who What When Where WHY!!!! and How!!! What were these "troublemakers" ticked off about? I'm disgusted that any news site would run an article like this. Go back to journalism school, if you ever attended in the first place.
I agree with you - This article says absolutely nothing about why the protesters were upset with the station. What prompted the demonstrations against the Al Jazeera network? Were they upset because Al Jazeera was telling the truth about who was responsible for the recent outbreak of violence in Gaza? Al Jazeera is usually very supportive of Muslims and their causes so what had the protesters so upset. Of course many times there does not need to be any real reason, you get a large enough group together and they just decide it is a good idea to burn something. It becomes about destruction for destruction's sake and nothing more.
The don't like the foreign, Qatari owners of the network which has been an issue with some of the local islamists. There was mention of that in the article if you have the reading comprehension to find it.
@Tetrapoda, Actually, JH & JS were correct. The article is unclear. It does not say they don't like the foreign, Qatari owners as you stated. It did say that the mob "had been chanting slogans against the Qatari-owned station". This could be because they didn't like them personally, or because the station did something that they disagreed with, or that that they don't like any foreign-owned business, or because they are upset with the Qatari government, etc. There really was very little clarity about the motive.
JS in SD
They start a new article to start a new thread of discussion, like this forum.
The reason being is, the earlier ones are getting to long to read, for most viewers.
So they just through some crap up to get a fresh set of comments going!
It's all click money for them.............
Excuse me,
It should be "throw", not "through.
LOL....Israel doesn't have to worry or do it by themselves the Arabs will help them by burning their stuff and killing their own....lol. TOO funny.
And Obama didn't see this coming? We need an investigation!
lol, Susan Rice's fault
What in the name of God does this demonstration have to do with Obama? If there is a demonstration next week in this country is that his fault too? We need an investigation alright. We need to find out why there are so many stupid people in this country!
Mr Binke,
My apology. I now realize you were being sarcastic.
LOL good recovery Mike
Nothing to see here folks; just a few out-of-control ragheads behaving normally...move along....
Do you teach your grand-kids racism?
This is how they behave in Egypt and around the Islamic world. I indeed will be teaching my children and grandchildren about how these people behave. They will see the atrocities committed by them against us.
"They will see the atrocities committed by them against us."
What's that? 911? You're still banking on that? A lot has happened between then and now and let me tell you we've killed many thousands more of 'theirs' than they ever have of 'ours.'
Adam, very nice pass on the killing of people. We and they, You now full and well if they had the chance you'ld be dead right now. That is unless your one of them. My mistake!! Can we list all the disruption these fine folks like to bright upon small and large communities all over the world in the name of Mohammed!!! Git my drift dude!! Killen' anit' NO body suppost to be killin', ask Obama, or Hillary, who ever speaks for America these days!!!
The protesters accused Al Jazeera of biased reporting in favor of the Muslim Brotherhood. I thought the entire world already knew Al Jazeera was biased towards radical Islam.
Methuen, sarcasm? All of the Arab States besides Iraq in Persian Gulf are supporters of Israel. All these rulers who originally came from Africa because of Islam, are puppets of us because the Jews in this country own the vain that let the flow of blood to this economy. We are watching people get jailed, deported from their homeland and even killed on daily basis in places like Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait and others, Israel taking Palestinian homes, farms and tore it up since 1968 and don't give it damn about democracy. It is really hypocrisy to be honest with you. Nathan Yahoo is really is not doing any service to the people of Israel. Yes, no one likes to be showered by rockets day and night, but by the same talking, no one like to be jailed for so long no matter how big it is. Gaza is just a big jail. I love Jewish people specially the ones from Iran but I hate the Israelis thinking that might could resolve all their problems. It won't.
Anyone think ray-1119087 is iraqi?? "All of the Arab States besides Iraq in Persian Gulf are supporters of Israel"... wow dude... you rally drink the kool-aid from iraq, don't you? Doubt there are two Arab States that support Israel at all. But, if Irsrael was gone you fools would just kill each other, so maybe getting rid of Israel would be a blessing?
If you were really smart you would know that I could not be Arab. I only believe in Yazda/Ahoormazda and believe all these religions are man made. I give you a clue if you still didn't get it. We deep inside DO NOT care for Arabs. By the way, what comes after the word Dude is usually something unintelligent.
I love when the U.N. or anyone asks Israel to show restraint. That is all they have been doing for years is showing restraint. Israel could wipe out all of these palestinians in a few days but they don't. That is showing restraint. The islamics fight in cowardly ways. Firing rockets at civilians and blowing up things. Why don't the Palestinians actually take up arms and try to invade Israel? They can't! Even in their greater numbers they are no match for the superior intelect of the Israelis.
Ray,
The only thing that came after the word "Dude" in Sadden American 2012's comment, was you!
And who gives a F#ck what you believe in?
From Iran, speaking the words of "Ahreeman" ?
Persian, Ahoormazda was a Persian deity
Yeah the government considers them "troublemakers" as they were allowed to attack policemen.. If they seriously wanted it to stop, the policemen would have shot them. The new Obama sponsored government of Egypt is directly supporting terrorism in and out of Egypt, looking to help start WWIII along with Iran by attacking Israel and will try to shut down any criticism by an means possible.
Bijougri, get life please. I guess it is Obama's fault when the butcher of Jerusalem assassinate an Arab leader. Israel's act is worst than the Nazis. Because you are Jewish does not make it right for you and wrong for the Nazis. If what they were doing was wrong that I believe it was, what Israel has been doing to the Palestinians all these years is worse. Two wrongs won't make it right.
Just Muslims showing their idea of a free press.
Forgot to add, they are a lost cause.
The muslim world hasn't advanced since 1500's or so. Any modern technology was invented by the west or asia. The egyptians are fed through subsidies from the U.S. When we are unable to provide those subsidies, real chaos will ensue. Can't wait to see that!!
I think ray-1119087 got on the wrong bus.
That's one hell of an Arab spring! The rulers may have changed, but the Evil Religion and its sick, twisted way of thinking still remains the same.
The article told us nothing. Typical of MSNBC.
Equal opportunity stupidity.....
When it came to the reason for the protest the article was spot on. I couldn't believe the accuracy when the writer told exactly why they were protesting the news station. It was infuriating enough that some or maybe perhaps only one of them set the place on fire with --------or it could have been --------- and it caused a lot of damage too.
I understand that tourism in Egypt has went down the craper since the radicals took over the country.
It's too bad because it was one of their main sources of income.
So much for ever taking a trip to see the pyramids any time soon.
TJ-1693521, If that's your interest, you better hurry. The Salafis are planning to destroy them and the Sphinx.
Must have been a spontaneous demonstration due to an internet video
That is demo crazy! Muslims love to destroy if they don't agree! It is their upbringing.
Critical times hard to deal with, will be here.
Maybe they showed program portraying the prophet******* eating or saying something and that in itself is grounds for being blown up... remember these days whoever mentions that name will be get shredded into pieces.Is like changing church and going from Catholic to Evangelical and you entire family gets executed or blown to pieces. All that in the name of ****!!!
Robert, better watch it! Freedom of speech doesn't mean someone can say anything about the religion of peace. Liberals will attack you - muslims will attack your grandma. Oh brave mujahedeen.
It is the religion of piece (NOT PEACE) - tears you into pieces if one object their views!
Al Jazeera seems to be unaffected and business as usual.
College frats will find any reason to party. These idiots will find any reason to for destruction and killing!
Those people in the middle east are always fighting, killing each other and creating problems for the rest of the world. Since the beginning of times they have never lived in peace, sects and tribes living and acting as savages.
Let them be happy and let them kill each other.
Same thing could happen over here. Just watch out. Take a look at what those douche bags did for France and England.
This is just a spontaneous outburst to a terrorist attack that was broadcast over the internet.