Anderson Cooper Tweets About Cairo Attack: I 'Got Roughed Up By Thugs... Punched And Kicked Repeatedly’
Posted on Feb 02, 2011 @ 08:55AM
CNN anchor Anderson Cooper said he's "safe now" on his Twitter page Wednesday morning, just moments after he'd been attacked in riot-torn Egypt, RadarOnline.com has learned.
"Got roughed up by thugs in pro-mubarak crowd..punched and kicked repeatedly. Had to escape. Safe now," Cooper wrote on the micro-blogging website. "Its getting really bad in front of egyptian museum."
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As RadarOnline.com previously reported, pro-Mubarak demonstrators attacked a CNN production crew in Cairo, and Cooper was among those targeted.
Cooper "was punched 10 times in the head as pro-Mubarak mob surrounded him and his crew trying to cover demonstration," CNN's Steve Brusk tweeted.
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"The attackers pushed and shoved the CNN crew and punched them in the head," CNN said, noting that thankfully, no one was seriously hurt.
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May 17, 2012 @ 04:30
Once again a reporter for CNN who is 'covering' the news; 'becomes' the news. So much for professional ethics at CNN.
Posted Wed, 02/02/2011 - 4:56pm
Once again a reporter for CNN who is 'covering' the news; 'becomes' the news. So much for professional ethics at CNN.
Posted Wed, 02/02/2011 - 4:56pm
The media's presence is aggitating the crowd. Stay out of it even if you want ratings. The crowd is performing for the cameras. Dangerous situation stirred up by camera's and coverage..
Posted Wed, 02/02/2011 - 11:40am