France 24 TV Female Correspondent Brutally Assaulted in Tahrir Square
France 24 TV Reporter Sonia Dridi
The Associated Press reports yet another savage attack on a female correspondent near Cairo's Tahrir Square.
Sonia Dridi, a reporter for France 24 TV, was “seized by a crowd” Friday night at a protest at the square. She was later rescued by her colleague Ashraf Khalil.
Khalil reported that as the crowd closed in on him and Dridi, he held Dridi in a “bear hug,” as she was being attacked until they were able to escpae into a restaurant with a metal door. From there, they quickly jumped into a car as some of the attackers continued to bang on their car until they were able to speed away.
"The crowd surged in and then it went crazy, Khalil told the AP. He estimated that at least 30 men were involved in the attack.
The attack follows a series of attacks on female correspondences in Egypt about which RadicalIslam.org has reported. See Brutal Sexual Assault Marks ‘Celebration’ of Morsi’s Victory which documents the assault on CBS’s senior foreign correspondent Laura Logan in Tahrir Square as well as the assault on British journalist Natasha Smith.
Sexual assault and harassment are endemic to Egypt. Attacks have surged with the street protest connected with the Arab Spring.
See related articles on RadicalIslm.org including Egyptian Women Fear Increased Sexual Attacks During Eid Holiday
See also RadicalIslam.org’s featured video Laura Logan: The Terrorists Are Winning and We Are Being Lied To