Youths Storm al-Jazeera Office in Beirut, Demand Apology to Army
A group of youths stormed on Sunday evening al-Jazeera television office in Beirut protesting against what was issued by it about the army.
The youths declared protesting in the television's building until an apology is presented by al-Jazeera.
LBCI stated: “A group of youths under the title Omega Team protested in al-Jazeera television office in Beirut.”
“Protesting against the tweet by journalist Faisal Qassem where he insults the Lebanese army,” it added.
"We are defending the dignity of our army and people,” said a man who spoke on behalf of the Omega Team to LBCI.
"After the army was insulted by al-Jazeera we decided to protest here in the television office and our demand is an apology statement by al-Jazeera to the army,” added the man.
MTV stated: “The group protesting demands the discharge of journalist al-Qassem from his post in protest of what he wrote about the army.”
The protesters carried placards with slogans against al-Jazeera television and al-Qassem and carried the flag of the Lebanese army.
Earlier, al-Qassem had insulted the Lebanese soldiers through a tweet he shared on his Twitter account, which provoked the anger of many people online.
Few days ago, the army raided the camps of Syrians refugees in Arsal where they stopped dozens, and arrested four from al-Nusra Front.
The Syrian refugees in the camps of Arsal protested against the army's raids and showed their support to the Islamic State.
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