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Gunmen force pro-government Beirut TV off air
09 May 2008 05:24:26 GMT
Source: Reuters
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BEIRUT, May 9 (Reuters) - Gunmen loyal to Hezbollah forced the pro-government Future News television off the air on Friday, a senior official at the Beirut station told Reuters.

Future News is owned by Saad al-Hariri, leader of Lebanon's U.S.-backed governing coalition.

"An army officer accompanied by members of Hezbollah walked into the station and told us to switch off transmission. We are off the air," said the official, declining to be identified.


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