The anchor was “punched 10 times in the head,” CNN producer Steve Brusk Tweeted.
Anderson Cooper was attacked in Egypt Wednesday.
CNN producer Steve Brusk Tweeted, “Anderson said he was punched 10 times in the head as pro-Mubarak mob surrounded him and his crew trying to cover demonstration.”
Cooper then escaped to the roof of a nearby building, where he said on air that he and his crew were trying to get to a neutral zone between protestors and pro-Mubarak supporters when they “were set upon by pro-Mubarak supporters punching us in the head. The crowd kept growing, kept throwing punches, kicks…suddenly a young man would look at you and punch you in the face.”
Cooper told CNN’s live blog that the attackers “pushed and shoved the CNN crew and punched them in the head… but no one was seriously hurt.”
Added Brusk on Twitter, “Live images now of crowds on opposite side of trucks throwing rocks. A CNN reporter called earlier scene snowball fight with rocks.”
CNN’s Ben Wedeman told the blog that “he overheard a panicked army officer say the situation was out of control and there was nothing the army could do to restore order.”
Read More: by Lindsay Powers, Hollywood Reporter
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How the hell did that crowd let him escape it's too bad for the American people.We wouldn't have to listen to this liberal socialist until this peaceful demonstration was over and then he could tell his war stories that Bush was behind it and maybe get Barbara Bush now that she's a New Yorker to back him up.
GOOD –I WISH THAT HAD HAPPENED SOONER- ANDERSON COOPER,s last name is Vanderbelt–yup the famous and Rich and tied into the Rockefellers and Bildebergers and the ELITE– Thats who he is—why do you think he says that OBAMA has a birth cert. and wont let anyone tell you different . He will argue that point always. Why do you think he defends OBAMA all the time—check it out for yourselves — It is true- He is and always will be a liar-Anderson Cooper –cooper is his middle name-Anderson Cooper Vanderbelt-
They just assumed they could go in there and report and no one would touch them. How stupid is he anyway. IF YOU GO TO A RIOT YOUR CHANCE ARE YOU WILL BE HARMED AND THE CHANES INCREASE IF YOUR ARE A AMERICAN IN THE MIDDLE EAST He sure wasn't using his 360 cameras for that day.<<<<<,That was soon deep humor some may not get it. Back in the day we use to call CNN=Clinton News Network. You know The new President of the World, the guy that lied more than any President in my life time. Barry can't be considered a liar cause he is just reading the lies someone else wrote. Boy oh Boy he sure is street wise.
This is very disturbing….>>>>>>Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman says the banned Muslim Brotherhood has been invited to join talks between the government and opposition groups. Good bye Israel, Hey CNN get your self out of that country because these are the same slugs that probably attacked Your Anderson Cooper. This is what we got for our billions of dollars we gave this country. Priceless.
I don't understand why Anderson Cooper would be attacked by the Chicago Days of Rage mob. Don't they know Anderson Cooper hates America as much as they do and wants to replace Madison with Marx and destroy the USA? How stupid can these protesters be?
Not my words but the reporter that wrote these words is dead on>>>"Barack Obama will be remembered as the president who 'lost' Turkey, Lebanon and Egypt, and during whose tenure America's alliances in the Middle East crumbled,". TTGB=Time To Go Barry.
Why would they attack somebody on their side?
They apparently think all Americans are alike.