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Dutch Reporter Attacked In Tahrir Square During Egyptian Protests - VIDEO
- Published_at:2013-07-02
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:TVLlVE
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- description: A Dutch journalist has been raped by a group of five men in Cairo's central Tahrir Square as millions of protesters take to the streets to demand the removal of Egypt's President Mohammed Mursi, according to reports. The woman is believed to have undergone surgery for horrific injuries sustained in the attack, as a volunteer vigilante group formed to protect women in Tahrir Square reported a new wave of sexual violence by groups of men targeting women. Operation Anti-Sexual Harassment said it had recorded 44 cases of sexual assaults and harassment against women on Sunday night alone, the highest number it had encountered since the group was formed in November 2012. "Among the reported cases tonight are grandmothers; mothers with their children; 7yr olds. Common denominator: all female," @ OpAntiSH tweeted. Advertisement The group urged women to "please stay away from tahrir until we can [take] control over it". Dina Zakaria, an Egyptian journalist reporting for the "Egypt 25" news channel, reported that a Dutch journalist in Tahrir Square "was raped by men who dub themselves revolutionists". "Her condition is severe and she is hospitalised," Zakaria wrote on her Facebook page. The Dutch Embassy in Cairo issued a statement saying a 22-year-old Dutch woman was attacked in Tahrir Square on Friday night. "The Netherlands Embassy has assisted the victim, and after receiving emergency treatment in a Cairo hospital she was repatriated to the Netherlands in the company of family," the statement said. "The victim has cooperated with an investigation started by the Egyptian authorities. In the interest of the privacy of the victim no further information will be given." A state hospital in Cairo issued a statement saying the journalist was admitted after being raped by five men, according to Ynetnews, the website of the Israeli newspaper Yediot Aharonot. Talaat Abdallah, Egypt's Prosecutor-General, reportedly sent his staff to the hospital to find out what happened in the attack, YNewsNet reported. Some reports suggest the woman was an intern with an Egyptian organisation and had gone to Tahrir Square to take photos of the demonstrations. Jeremy Bowen, the BBC's Middle East editor, tweeted on Monday that another woman had taken shelter in their building from a gang of men trying to sexually assault her. "Sadly #tahrir revolutionary atmosphere of people behaving well with common purpose long gone. Sexual assault common. no cops In sight," he tweeted. RELATED- Μουσουλμάνοι βίασαν ολλανδή φωτογράφο στην πλατεία Ταχρίρ στην Αίγυπτο egypt : Dutch photographer raped in Tahrir Square by Muslims Dutch reporter is 'raped in Tahrir Square' as Egypt's army issues 48 hour deadline Dutch Tourist raped by a crowd in the Middle East
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