Libya Video Special: The Country Where State TV's Newsreaders Wave Guns
Sunday, August 21, 2011 at 8:43
Scott Lucas in Africa, EA Global, EA Middle East and Turkey, Libya, Middle East and Iran

Footage comes through this morning of an anchorwoman on Libyan State TV holding a gun and threatening anyone thinking of taking control of the station:

(Al Jazeera English's report offers a translation over part of the clip.)

Striking, yes. Unique, no. EA readers may remember this footage from March, where the newsreader pulls out an AK-47 and declares, "In the name of Almighty God, I pledge to you, my Dear Leader, that I will sacrifice my last breath, my last bullet, my last drop of blood, last baby and child for you"

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