Reporter Lara Logan sexually assaulted by mob in Cairo's Tahrir Square

A South African female journalist, working for CBS's 60 minutes, suffered a sustained "brutal" sexual assault and beating at the hands of a mob of up to 200 men in Cairo. One can only imagine what she endured and that she came out alive is quite amazing. The perpetrators obviously knew that there would be no repercussions. As sad as this is, and I really don't want to put the boot in, this should really serve as a timely reminder as to why women and men are NOT equal. Women have no place being in certain places at certain times. It's all fine and well to want to be treated the same, but, sadly, we can see the outcome. It's the same in the military. Certain jobs are not suitable for females and bloody feminists need to realise this....In any case, we are all praying for her recovery.

Lara Logan

TOP CBS foreign correspondent Lara Logan suffered a "brutal" sexual assault at the hands of a mob in Egypt while covering the downfall of president Hosni Mubarak, her US network says.

"She and her team and their security were surrounded by a dangerous element amidst the celebration. It was a mob of more than 200 people whipped into a frenzy," CBS said in a statement.

"In the crush of the mob, she was separated from her crew.

"She was surrounded and suffered a brutal and sustained sexual assault and beating before being saved by a group of women and an estimated 20 Egyptian soldiers."

The reporter was a victim of the lawlessness that gripped the country after protests began on January 25.

At least 300 people were killed during the protests, the United Nations has estimated, which were mostly peaceful but also flared into nationwide violence targetting police stations across the country.

Hundreds of people are still missing in Egypt since protests that toppled president Mubarak, the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information said this week, alleging that some are being held by the army.

At least 140 correspondents have been injured or killed since January 30 while covering the unrest in Egypt, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.

The incident involving Lara Logan took place on Cairo's central Tahrir Square last Friday, the day Mubarak stepped down, CBS said.

Logan was flown to the United States the next day.

"She is currently in the hospital recovering," the statement said.

South African-born Logan has covered the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, becoming one of the US media's most recognisable war correspondents.

She became CBS News chief foreign correspondent in 2006.

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