The Kremlin and state media outlet Russia Today (RT) are outraged after its reporter and cameraman narrowly missed being blown up in an Israeli airstrike, while receiving wounds. Reporter Steve Sweeney and his Lebanese cameraman, Ali Rida, were injured by shrapnel during a live shot from southern Lebanon on Thursday. Sweeney is a British national who works for RT. Both are said to be conscious and are receiving treatment at a Lebanese hospital in the wake of the close-call. The footage, caught live, is harrowing and going viral. Watch: Later, the reporter published video of doctors removing shrapnel from his arm. It seems they were able to walk away from the very close-call incident. Russian state media is heavily featuring the video across platforms, while demanding answers from Israel, alleging a targeted strike on a marked press team: They said an Israeli aircraft fired a missile at their filming position near Al-Qasmiya Bridge, not far from a local military base. Rida said Israeli forces “deliberately attacked” the crew despite their wearing uniforms displaying their press credentials. Rida’s camera captured the moment of the strike as he filmed Sweeney’s report. The footage shows the missile hitting less than ten meters behind Sweeney as he […]