Egypt protesters firebomb Al-Jazeera's Cairo office
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People stand inside the gutted live studios of Al-Jazeera in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov 21, 2012. Egyptian protesters firebombed one of the offices of satellite broadcaster Al-Jazeera on Wednesday and attacked a top Cairo security chief who tried to negotiate an end of protests after three days of violence in central Cairo. The protesters attacked Qatari-based Al-Jazeera Live studio overlooking Tahrir square with Molotov cocktails and petrol bombs leaving it gutted by fire hours later. -- PHOTO: AP
CAIRO (AP) - Egyptian protesters firebombed one of the offices of satellite broadcaster Al-Jazeera on Wednesday and attacked a police chief who tried to negotiate an end to three days of violent protests in central Cairo.
The protesters hit the studio overlooking Tahrir Square with Molotov cocktails, engulfing it in flames. In a televised interview from inside the gutted office, reporter Ahmed el-Dassouki said around 300 protesters approached the building before noon, shouting obscenities.
He said they set the place on fire, stormed the building and looted the studio.
"They accuse our network of being biased and not objective," he said.
