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Reporters killed as Israel Bombs Iran TV station during live broadcast - Daily Trust

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Dust and debris filled an Iranian state television studio and an anchor rushed off camera Monday when an Israeli strike hit during a live broadcast.

The attack occurred an hour after Israel issued a warning for the area of Tehran where the station is located.

Sahar Emami, an anchor at the Islamic Republic of Iran News Network, was seen hurrying off-camera as the screen behind her cut out.

People on set were heard saying “Allahu akbar,” the Arabic phrase for God is great.

The broadcast quickly switched to pre-recorded programs.

Soon, Emami came back live from another studio and was seen speaking with another anchor.

Images showed smoke and flames in the sky.

The station later said that the building was hit by four bombs.

Israel’s defense minister, Israel Katz, took immediate credit for the attack.

In a statement, he said: “The Iranian regime’s propaganda and incitement broadcasting authority was attacked by the IDF after a widespread evacuation of the area’s residents. We will strike the Iranian dictator everywhere.”

Spokesman for the Iranian foreign minister, Esmaeil Baqaei, condemned the strike, calling on the international community to demand justice from Israel for its attack on the media.

“The world is watching: targeting Iran’s news agency #IRIB’s office during live broadcast is a wicked act of war crime,” Baqaei wrote on X.

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