ANDERSON COOPER - was attacked in Egypt by government supporters who turned on him and his crew Wednesday in the protest-torn streets of Cairo. His faced serious danger when reporting on the uprising in Egypt this week with his crew. CNN's Steve Brusk tweeted that Cooper was punched in the head ten times.The incident came as pro-Mubarak followers attacked protesters calling for the Egyptian president to step down. Talking on "American Morning" after the attack, Cooper said that he and his crew had been trying to go to a neutral zone between the two groups.
"We never got that far," he said. "We were set upon by pro-Mubarak supporters punching us in the head." Cooper said that he and the crew tried to escape, but that the crowd only grew: "the crowd kept growing, kept throwing punches, kicks. Suddenly a young man would look at you and punch you in the face."
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