&nbsp;Lara &nbsp;Logan - recuperating at a hospital after a sexual assault and beating in Egypt last Friday - had been detained earlier in the week, and in this video, talks about the ordeal; many reporters - an estimated 140 - were assaulted or threatened by mercenaries or government incited mobs, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists: 
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Lara Logan - recuperating at a hospital after a sexual assault and beating in Egypt last Friday - had been detained earlier in the week, and in this video, talks about the ordeal; many reporters - an estimated 140 - were assaulted or threatened by mercenaries or government incited mobs, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists:

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