CBS Correspondent Lara Logan Brutally Assaulted in Egypt *

Horrific news. A CBS reporter was physically beaten and sexually assaulted on Friday in Cairo’s Tahrir Square following the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Foreign correspondent Lara Logan was covering the story in Egypt for “60 Minutes” when her team was surrounded by a mob. From the CBS release:

In the crush of the mob, she was separated from her crew. She was surrounded and suffered a brutal and sustained sexual assault and beating before being saved by a group of women and an estimated 20 Egyptian soldiers.

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