Aljazeera targeted in Falluja

[IndianaGreen]

It is risky to broadcast from
inside the besieged town

Aljazeera targeted in Falluja
Saturday 10 April 2004, 2:50 Makka Time, 23:50 GMT

Aljazeera journalists have come under fire in the flashpoint Iraqi town of Falluja.

The only television crew to be reporting from inside the besieged town, Aljazeera crew members on Friday complained they had been fired at twice during the day.

The staffers have since been forced to move to a safer location within the restive town, transformed into a ferocious battleground between US soldiers and Iraqi resistance fighters.

Aljazeera correspondent in Falluja, Ahmad Mansur said US F16 planes also bombed places disconcertingly close to the news channel's office.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/3B3253DC-F741-4F90-B568-2C9CBDEFECD4.htm

[nodehopper]

1. hm, I wonder who is firing at them.

didn't the US say they wanted al-jazeera out of Fallujah earlier today?

[alittlelark]

2. Yeah, they did

they don't want witnesses

[IndianaGreen]

3. Aljazeera's office in Kabul was bombed at the start of Afghan war

We didn't want any witnesses to what we were about to do. We don't want the American sheep to become restless at the sight of dead children and babies being brought into our homes courtesy of Al-Jazeera.

[keithyboy]

6. We are the ones firing on them.

We will eventually blow up their station and blame it on the insurgent.

[Kool Kitty]

4. Apparently, W wants to bring democracy to the Iraqis.

Minus freedom of the press, of course. Why not? It's been working here, right? :eyes:

[w4rma]

5. Here we go again. When will their station be bombed? (nt)