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Fox News Reporter And Producer Severely Injured In Egypt Protests

By Katey Rich
Published: 2011-02-03 -- 10:57:38

Celebrity news reporters Anderson Cooper and Christiane Amanpour have made headlines for their close encounters with violent protesters in Egypt over the last few days, but now another American news team has encountered actual injury. According to Deadline Fox News foreign correspondent Greg Palkot and his producer Olaf Wiig suffered "severe injuries" while covering the protests in Cairo.

Both are in the hospital and the extent of their injuries is unclear, though Palkot is described as "badly beaten." Speaking recently to Fox News Palkot described an encounter with an angry mob that ended with him and his cameraman escaping unscathed. News on the two of them should emerge shortly, both thanks to the extensive coverage of the events in Egypt right now and the fact that, well, when the media becomes the news themselves, we always hear a lot about it. We'll keep you posted when we know more.

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UPDATE: On air, Fox News' John Roberts just gave more details about the incident involving Palkot and Wiig. "Greg Palkot who you have seen with all his amazing coverage of the protest for the last few days and Olaf Wiig, his dedicated cameraman, were above Tahrir Square yesterday, reporting on the incidents going on there, reporting on the back and forth between the demonstrators and pro government forces," Roberts said. "They were forced to leave their position when a Molotov cocktail was thrown at it, a large fire erupted. They were forced to flee. They ran out and ran right into the pro Mubarak crowd and were severely beaten and had to be taken to the hospital, spent the night in the hospital. The extent of their injuries was fairly grave, however, they have been released from the hospital." Here is the complete video: