CNN newscaster Anderson Cooper leaves Egypt after attack

Newscaster Anderson Cooper has decided to leave Egypt just days after he was attacked by an angry mob.

Cooper, who works for CNN, was punched in the head ten times by supporters of the country’s president while reporting on the domestic crisis there.

The high-profile journalist had continued to file reports even after he was attacked.

But today he wrote on Twitter: ‘It is with a heavy heart that I have decided to leave Egypt.

‘CNN continues to have many teams in place. It was a hard decision to leave.’

Other well-known journalists have also been caught up in the Egyptian violence.

ABC news anchor Christiane Amanpour was forced to flee in a car as protesters shattered her windshield earlier this week, while footage released by CBS showed their anchor Katie Couric being repeatedly surrounded by shouting, jostling protesters who obscured her from the camera’s view as she attempted to file a report.

The incidents occurred as supporters of Egypt’s president turned on protesters who were calling for the leader to step down.

Newscaster Anderson Cooper has decided to leave Egypt just days after he was attacked by an angry mob.

Cooper, who works for CNN, was punched in the head ten times by supporters of the country’s president while reporting on the domestic crisis there.

The high-profile journalist had continued to file reports even after he was attacked.

But today he wrote on Twitter: ‘It is with a heavy heart that I have decided to leave Egypt.

‘CNN continues to have many teams in place. It was a hard decision to leave.’

Other well-known journalists have also been caught up in the Egyptian violence.

ABC news anchor Christiane Amanpour was forced to flee in a car as protesters shattered her windshield earlier this week, while footage released by CBS showed their anchor Katie Couric being repeatedly surrounded by shouting, jostling protesters who obscured her from the camera’s view as she attempted to file a report.

The incidents occurred as supporters of Egypt’s president turned on protesters who were calling for the leader to step down.

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