Al-Jadeed TV Attacker Placed under Judicial Supervision, Passport Confiscated
Beirut Examining Magistrate Judge Ghassan Oueidat decided on Tuesday to put Wissam Alaeddine, who participated in the attack on al-Jadeed television, under judicial supervision, the National News Agency reported.
According to the news agency the judge's decision after questioning Alaeddine in the presence of his lawyer Mohammed Mantash.
Alaeddine's passport was also confiscated.
He is charged with attempted murder and the possession of weapons.
Last week, unknown gunmen attacked al-Jadeed television's headquarters in the Beirut neighborhood of Wata el-Msaytbeh, opening fire on the building, hurling Molotov bombs and setting fire to tires.
Alaeddine was detained at the scene after his clothes caught fire.
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