This story provides a much darker perspective on the Egyptian protests:
On Friday, Feb. 11, the day Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down, CBS chief foreign correspondent Lara Logan was covering the jubilation in Tahrir Square for a “60 Minutes” story when she and her team and their security were surrounded by a dangerous element amidst the celebration. It was a mob of more than 200 people whipped into frenzy.
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.
The media has tended to focus on the English-speaking, pro-western elements in the crowd. This is a dreadful reminder that neanderthal elements are also represented.
(Via Hot Air.)
UPDATE: Another such incident. (Via Instapundit.)
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