Many journalists victims of violence while covering the dramatic events in Egypt

Many journalists were the victims of violence while covering the dramatic events in Egypt. But many of them refused to give their names or the names of their media organizations for fear of reprisals. Those who did agree to be identified included: Radio Canada cameraman Sylvain Castonguay, who was punched in the face while covering the clashes between opponents and supporters of President Hosni Mubarak. Demonstrators helped him get out of the crowd. The army intervened to take him to his hotel. Reporter Mohamed Khayal and photographer Magdi Ibrahim of the Egyptian daily Al-Shourouk, who were injured and their camera was destroyed when a group of men described as “plain-clothes policemen” attacked the offices of the newspaper in Cairo.