As government plain-clothed officers attack demonstrators in Egypt, CNN reported that star reporter Anderson Cooper was attacked and beaten by thugs on Wednesday. It comes less than 24 hours after President Hosni Mubarak called for calm and said he would not run for re-election in the September vote.

According to a CNN producer, Anderson Cooper was “hit in the head 10 times” by pro-government supporters.



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