Anderson Cooper Attacked By Protesters in Egypt
Anderson Cooper and his crew were attacked by supporters of embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo early Wednesday, according to the
Huffington Post. CNN Coverage Manager Steve Brusk
tweeted that Cooper "was punched 10 times in the head as pro-Mubarak mob surrounded him and his crew trying to cover demonstration."
Cooper was covering dueling demonstrations between pro-Mubarak supporters and those calling for the president to be removed from office when he and his crew came under attack. No major injuries were reported, and the anchor spoke to CNN's 'American Morning' early Wednesday about the attack. "My team were set upon by the crowd," Cooper said via satellite from a Cairo hotel. "There was no rhyme or reason to it -- it was just people looking for a fight, looking to make a point and punching us."
"They at first started going for the cameras; they didn't want any pictures taken," Cooper said. "The crowd kept growing, kept throwing punches, kicks ... suddenly a young man would look at you and punch you in the face."
CNN issued an
update this morning indicating there were no serious injuries sustained during the attack. Cooper and his crew had been trying to steer clear of the protesters by remaining in a neutral zone between the two groups. But as the size of the crowd increased, the situation became less stable, resulting in violence between the two factions in the increasingly unstable country.
"Anderson Cooper witnessed a huge crowd of Mubarak supporters surge across a no-man's land dividing them from the anti-Mubarak crowd and overturn a military vehicle on the street as a huge roar went up. A large cloud of smoke arose at the east entrance to Tahrir Square," CNN
wrote. "Military vehicles were separating pro- and anti-Mubarak demonstrators, and several gasoline bombs had been tossed."
Major anti-government protests began in Egypt on Jan. 25 -- the "Day of Anger," also National Police Day -- and have escalated in size and violence since. Millions have turned out to demand President Mubarak and his regime's immediate removal from office amid allegations of abuse of power and corruption within his administration. More recently, however, supporters of the president have turned out to stage counter protests that have become extremely violent, with the two sides attacking each other with stones, bottles and sticks and the Egyptian military forced to police the situation.
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hilarious! they're in the middle of essentially a civil war, and they're surprised by this?? the ENTIRE world knows about the situation in Egypt; these idiot 'journalists' are only looking for some self-serving glory. no sympathy here.....
I think it's the price of the Journalist job even Andy has a boss, However it does make sense though of what you said "Doc it hurts when I do That...Then don't do that!!! lol...
nothing to fear, it was really just a crowd of gays who wanted autographs, coopers suggested they go watch glee together, but then the crowd couldn't decide whether to sing madonna or mj on the way to the hotel and things got heated...
Please refrain from being ignorant. This anchor man was there at the peril of his life to keep us informed in what is going on in this world of unrest.. Could or would you do this ? I doubt it. You should be ashamed of your self for talking like that. Had this happened in this country and been you and your home, you would be the first one to yell for Anderson Cooper. GOD BLESS these anchor people for the kind of work they do.
That's the truth, don't go into a burning building unless you're a firefighter.
I ran through the woods covered in honey and got attacked by bears, for 'no rhyme or reason'! Perfect example of Darwinian Law
I think the found out he was a s t o n e f a g g o t.
Ummm hello....Where exactly do you get the idea they are "looking for sympathy"?? It is a news story to be reported, that's all. Cooper has the balls to do something like this, he thrives on it. Good for him. The last thing he wants or needs is YOUR sympathy. Idiot.
Really? I read the articele, did he ask for sympathy? I missed it.
Way to go Jeb and Jake, you got it right. Cooper didn't look "abused" this a.m. when he was expressing his bias opinions from MUCH higher ground. Given the situation he and others (Obama, last evening "Muarak should leave "now"),should not be so eager to write off what few US allies left in the middle east.
Man, would I like to take a swing at Anderson Cooper...
Jeb, seriously, what part of this article sounded like anyone was asking for sympathy? Let me help, NONE. They were reporting a situation. A situation that happened, not one that was made up.
And John who says, this wouldn't happen to Rush or O'Reily, even the middle east hates liberals. Guess what? It's because of people like Cooper, and Couric, that we're getting dead information from this area. Do you honestly think Bush Limberger or O'Really would actually put themselves in harms way in an effort to report the real news? Negatory. Their good to sit in their cushy little studio's delving out crictism to those who will. A couple of weak knee, lily livered, butt heads. You don't have to agree with the politics of Cooper, Couric, and the like, but should at least be able acknowledge the courage they show to go where the news is happening. This is what journalist do. Sitting in the studio, yakking it up, is what talking pundits do, left or right.
This is what reporters do. And many have been seriously injured or died in the service of this country's right to know.
John, first off, Bill O'Reilly or Rush Limbaugh would never have the nads to go into a situation like this. They only go around people that will further inflate their egos. People like you that don't have the intelligence to figure out they are being fed a bunch of bull. So go back to your basement and wait for Glen Beck to tell you when the sky is falling.
Memo to Anderson: Ypou mess with the bull, you gonna get the horns, baby!
if it were not for the news and camera people that risked their lives in vietnam,and some died to bring the news back to the U.S.,we would of never known the atrocities that went on there....both for our soldiers and the civilians....Noone does it better then anderson cooper....
I notice there are a lot of men who for some reason are showing a lot of animosity for Anderson Cooper. Is it because he is a strikingly gorgeous hunk of man and you likely are not? just curious.
JJ, who said he/she was a conservative. You "liberal's" are so defensive!!! (who said you are a liberal..., well, actually you did by making such an asinine statement!)
...And Anderson Cooper is saying that they were Pro-Mubaric Supporters... How does he know which side they were on? And I didn't see a mark on AC's face!!! Where's the footage from his little camera he was talkng about?
These CNN people are trying to fan the flames, so that we (the US), forget about how very badly the US has been run for the last 2 years!!!
It's more like the the fellow who tries to separate two fighting dogs and then whines about being bit. Like the great Forest Gump once said, "Mama always said, stupid is as stupid does."