Unidentified assailants infiltrated into Al-Jadeed's premises on Thursday at dawn and torched one of the channel’s SNG vehicles.
The security forces and concerned apparatuses rushed to the scene to put out the flames and launch an investigation into the incident.
In a statement to LBCI, Al-Jadeed journalist Karma Khayyat said that every time the TV channel airs a report on corruption or criticizing Speaker Nabih Berri, it gets attacked.
In this regard, State Prosecutor Samir Hammoud contacted Beirut State Prosecutor for Appeals Judge Ziad Abou Haidar, requesting him to task the judicial police and the scientific evidence office with heading to al-Jadeed’s headquarters to kick off prove into the incident and hear the testimonies of the witnesses who were present on the site, as well as implementing the necessary measures and procedures.
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