CNN's Anderson Cooper Attacked By Pro-Mubarak Mob In Egypt!(Video)

     As government plain-clothed officers attack demonstrators in Egypt, CNN reported that star reporter Anderson Cooper was attacked and beaten by

thugs on Wednesday. This comes less than 24 hours after President Hosni Mubarak

Video after the jump

 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.
Eyewitnesses have confirmed that Cooper was indeed attacked and hit numerous times.
CNN's Steve Brusk tweeted that "Anderson said he was punched 10 times in the head as pro-Mubarak mob surrounded him and his crew trying to cover demonstration."
A CNN update said that "no one was seriously hurt" in the attack.