Anderson Cooper Attacked by Hosni Mubarak Supporters

Anderson Cooper boyfriend, Anderson Cooper, Anderson Cooper egypt, Anderson Cooper attacked in egypt, al jazeera english, Anderson Cooper was attacked in Egypt by government supporters who turned on him and his crew Wednesday in the protest-torn streets of Cairo. In upsetting video footage released by CNN, above, Cooper can be heard declaring he was hit "like 10 times in the mouth" as he attempted to usher various members of his crew, one of them female, through the mob.

Afterward, Cooper sent out an update via Twitter. "Thanks for tweets of concern," he said. "I'm sore and head hurts but fine. Neil and mary anne are bruised but ok too. Thanks"

The silver fox is no stranger to violence overseas -- a little more than a year ago in Haiti after the devastating earthquake, Cooper Anderson Cooper boyfriend, Anderson Cooper, Anderson Cooper egypt, Anderson Cooper attacked in egypt, al jazeera english was captured on video carrying to safety a child who was left bloody by looters who'd started throwing rocks and chunks of concrete.

"To me, the story today is not me being attacked, it's the melee that continues," Cooper Anderson Cooper boyfriend, Anderson Cooper, Anderson Cooper egypt, Anderson Cooper attacked in egypt, al jazeera english told Show Tracker. "This is a stunning development, and it's not clear what kind of impact it's going to have.