Journalists and journalism groups are angry over the Justice Department’s seizure of two months of phone records from the Associated Press, which includes multiple sets of reporters in three states and both home and cell phones.
A group calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army is taking credit for hacking The Associated Press’s Twitter account and sending out a fake tweet claiming President Obama was injured in an explosion.
The Associated Twitter account was hacked on Tuesday, sending out a tweet saying there was an explosion at the White House and the President was injured.
Mortar shells blasted Damascus University, killing ten people and injuring 20 others, according to Syrian government official, reports AP. According to state run media, the death toll is 12, Reuters reports.