Iraq: Unknown gunmen attack several television stations in Baghdad

Masked gunmen ransacked the office of multiple television stations in Baghdad on Saturday, reported Russia Today news.The Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya said that various masked gunmen attacked their office in Baghdad."Colleagues have been injured during the storming of our office by gunmen," according to the correspondent."The gunmen who were wearing black clothes smashed our equipment and mobile phones," he said.The correspondent said that police have declined protection to the station during the attack."Members of the federal police declined assistance to us during the attack," he said."Following the attack, we have received assurances from the Prime Minister's Office and from officials to investigate the attack," the correspondent added.The offices of Dijla, NRT, Arabiya Hadath, Fallouja, Alghad Alaraby, Al-Sharqiya and Sky News Arabia were also reportedly targeted.This comes as Iraq has been hit by protests which marked the largest to date against Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi's ...