Pakistani Army Puts State TV Back On Air After Protesters Storm The Building

Three protesters were killed and at least 500 more wounded during clashes with police over the weekend.
















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Anti-government protesters calling for the prime minister's resignation briefly took control of the headquarters of the state-owned Pakistan Television (PTV) on Monday and forced the channel to suspend broadcasts until Pakistani security officials retook control hours laters.

Several hundred protesters with sticks and batons stormed the building in Islamabad, Pakistan's capital, and then ransacked the headquarters, cutting the transmission cables in the newsroom. PTV officials reported that at least 20 cameras were now missing, among other damaged property, The New York Times reported.

















The Pakistani news channel Dawn aired this footage of demonstrators taking over the PTV headquarters.

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