1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Four radio stations attacked as post-election crisis deepens - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="EAPTF2uVSv"><a href="https://cpj.org/2002/02/four-radio-stations-attacked-as-postelection-crisi/">Four radio stations attacked as post-election crisis deepens</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2002/02/four-radio-stations-attacked-as-postelection-crisi/embed/#?secret=EAPTF2uVSv" width="600" height="338" title="“Four radio stations attacked as post-election crisis deepens” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="EAPTF2uVSv" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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New York, February 28, 2002—Four radio stations were attacked and destroyed on February 23 as violence erupted over disputed presidential election results. Supporters of President Didier Ratsiraka allegedly attacked the offices of the Madagascar Broadcasting Service's (MBS) radio station in Fianarantsoa, some 90 miles south of the capital, Antananarivo. The station's facilities were set ablaze,…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2001/10/colophon.gif