Colombo, Sri Lanka

Employers of the private <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="ENTTV000000000683" title="Television Stations" href="/topic/economy-business-finance/media-industry/television-industry/television-stations-ENTTV000000000683.topic">television station</a> Siyatha TV sit behind a broken glass panel. Unidentified attackers torched the news studio with a gasoline bomb in the early-morning hours of Friday, injuring three workers, according to the police. Sinhala broadcasters Siyatha Radio and Siyatha TV, as well as the English-language Real FM and Tamil-language Vettri FM, which share the same building, have been off the air while investigations are ongoing.
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( Dinuka Liyanawatte / Reuters / July 30, 2010 )

Employers of the private television station Siyatha TV sit behind a broken glass panel. Unidentified attackers torched the news studio with a gasoline bomb in the early-morning hours of Friday, injuring three workers, according to the police. Sinhala broadcasters Siyatha Radio and Siyatha TV, as well as the English-language Real FM and Tamil-language Vettri FM, which share the same building, have been off the air while investigations are ongoing.

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