Iraqi Government Pulls the Plug on Al-Arabiya
Dana Hughes reports on ABC News' "The Blotter":
The Arabic-language television station Al-Arabiya was yanked off the air in Iraq yesterday, banned by the government for one month.More here.
According to a statement read on-air by an anchor, the channel is "accused of portraying an unstable environment, distorting the truth and giving information that is biased, and therefore have to shut down all their operations in Iraq."
A spokesperson for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told ABC News' Baghdad bureau that the channel had received warning that they were broadcasting stories that were inciting sectarian violence, but wouldn't give any specifics.
posted by Fergie @ 9/08/2006 04:53:00 PM
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