Washington Post journalists arrested
From our foreign editor Douglas Jehl:
We have heard from multiple witnesses that Leila Fadel, our Cairo bureau chief, and Linda Davidson, a photographer, were among two dozen journalists arrested this morning by the Egyptian Interior Ministry. We understand that they are safe but in custody and we have made urgent protests to Egyptian authorities in Cairo and Washington. We've advised the state department as well.
Is this a sign that President Mubarrak directly confront President Obama ?
Today things got worse in Egypt.
You can have a good picture of what is going on HERE
If yesterday was the day when supporters of President Mubarrak targeted and attacked journalists, today is the day where journalists are directly being intimidated and arrest by the Security Interior Ministry itself.
Here are few examples;
Sharif Kouddous of Democracy Now said;
There's a crackdown on journalists. We almost got thrown out by army walking by checkpoint on outskirts of Tahrir.
Abdurahman Warsame said;
State security arrest three Al Jazeera journalists
An hour ago thugs were trying to enter the Ramsis Hilton to attack foreigner journalists.
Al Arabiya reports Mubarak supporters storm hotels in Cairo, chase journalists
.. and there are many examples in the last few hours.
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