An American reporter was attacked Thursday as he was covering the protests in Bahrain for ABC News. Miguel Marquez was attacked by a mob in Pearl Square, beaten with clubs and sticks by what he called “a gang of thugs.” He was not seriously injured, ABC said in a statement.
On Wednesday, President Barack H. Obama spoke to CBS News reporter Lara Logan, who was attacked and molested as she was covering the the protests in Tahrir Square in Cairo last Friday. Logan has been released from the hospital, after being treated for moderate injuries in the mob attack, and is back home in Washington.