Journalist Khālid Salāh, the editor-in-chief of the independent al-Yawm al-Sābi’ newspaper, was assaulted and his car smashed outside the Egyptian Media Production City (EMPC) on Wednesday (Aug. 8).

Salāh said during the investigations that a large number of bearded demonstrators carrying placards supportive of President Muhammad Mursī and carry the signs of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) attacked his vehicle and insulted him.