Sunday, April 07, 2013

Mobs storm newspapers in Baghdad

The angry mobs barged into the newspaper buildings, in the heart of bustling Baghdad. They smashed equipment, stole files, beat up guards and workers, and tossed one person from a roof.

The assaults, which unfolded simultaneously Monday, apparently stemmed from outrage over a story seen as critical toward a Shiite cleric in Karbala.


MORE: http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/02/world/meast/iraq-newspapers-attack/index.html