Syrian Druze woman tells reporter she is being kidnapped by Bedouins, Qatari channel cuts off interview

A clip shared widely on social media shows the Qatari Al-Araby news channel cutting off an interview with a Druze woman in southern Syria after she tells a reporter that she and her family are being abducted by Bedouins.

In the clip, which was filmed yesterday, a reporter interviews a group of Bedouins in a car as they leave the Sweida area, where clashes between Druze and Bedouins have raged in recent days, leaving hundreds dead.

In the interview, one of the men in the car points to several Druze women and children in the back seat, and explains that he kidnapped them in retaliation against the Druze people.

The reporter then turns to one of the women, who says she had been besieged in her home for seven days by Bedouin forces until they forced her out and took her captive.

Just seconds into the interview, the studio anchor interrupts the reporter, and the broadcast is cut.

???? تلفزيون العربي يوثق #خطف نساء #دروز من #السويداء على الهواء مباشرة والمذيع بدل الاهتمام بجربمة الخطف وتسليط الضوء على القضية يطلب من المراسل ايقاف المقابلة.

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