The fight between the minister and the journalist went viral on social media: Photo: Screen grab
Beirut: A senior journalist and a former minister fought during a live show on a Lebanese channel.
An altercation between a former minister and a journalist during a show on a Lebanese TV channel turned into a fight. A video of this part of the program went viral on social media.
Former Lebanese minister Wiam Wahab and journalist Simon Abu Fazil’s show turned into a discussion regarding the election of the president and the former minister threw water on the senior journalist. After throwing water, the two got together and threw punches at each other. The anchor and people in the studio kept trying to save the beach.
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