Gunmen storm Syrian news channel, 3 killed

Beirut, June 27, 2012

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. – Reuters

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