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Anderson Cooper Attacked Again in Egypt - Beheading Threats for ABC News Crew

Feb 3, 2011

Anderson Cooper has been attacked again in Egypt. On Thursday, Cooper tweeted: "Situation on ground in #egypt very tense. Vehicle I was in attacked. My window smashed. All ok."
Anderson Cooper Attacked Again in Egypt.
Anderson Cooper Attacked Again in Egypt.

He was punched repeatedly in the head in an earlier altercation with protesters.

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The mob scene in Egypt continues and reporters are under siege.

According to ABC, producer Brian Hartman, along with cameraman Akram Abi-hanna and two other ABC News employees were detained and threatened with death.

A Twitter message from Hartman that stated, "Just escaped after being carjacked at a checkpoint and driven to a compound where men surrounded the car and threatened to behead us."


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