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ABC's Miguel Marquez Attacked During Bahrain Protests
By Theunis Bates - AOL NewsABC News correspondent Miguel Marquez was attacked today in the Persian Gulf nation of Bahrain as government security forces moved in on protesters. Marquez had been filing a report from Pearl Square in Bahrain's capital Manama, where thousands of pro-democracy campaigners had gathered, when police moved in to clear the plaza of protesters. Marquez was surrounded by what he described as a "gang of thugs," who attacked him with billy clubs and snatched a camera from his hands. In an audio clip of the attack, Marquez can be heard describing how the square was being bombarded with canisters ...
Lara Logan Attack Sparks Ugly Internet Debate, Resignation
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsThe sexual assault of Lara Logan has generated no shortage of Web debate, and much of the dialogue has not been cordial. Logan, who has returned to the U.S. and is expected to be released from the hospital as early as today, "suffered a brutal and sustained sexual assault and beating before being saved by a group of women and an estimated 20 Egyptian soldiers," according to a statement from CBS. The network's chief foreign correspondent had previously been detained by Egyptian authorities, raising the question as to whether she should have returned to Cairo's Tahrir Square at all. Here are ...
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