Twitchy reported today on the escalating sexual violence against female protesters in Egypt. Now, we are learning that two young women were apparently brutally raped near a mosque.
@xAtaturk rape – dozens of men penetrated her with their fingers .I call that rape.
— Bel Trew (@Beltrew) November 27, 2012
@AliciaLudwig I'm sitting with a friend who just got the girl out by omar makrum mosque – hardees told to me by eyewitnesses above hardees
— Bel Trew (@Beltrew) November 27, 2012
@Beltrew Was she naked? Is she rescued?
— زرقاء اليمامة (@xAtaturk) November 27, 2012
@xAtaturk she's been rescued, not sure what state she was in. But we will stop this.
— Bel Trew (@Beltrew) November 27, 2012
Been told another girl has been mobbed by Hardees on #tahrir This time a foreigner,she was stripped.Comes after several attacks on women
— Bel Trew (@Beltrew) November 27, 2012
One of the victims may be a foreign journalist:
@3effat someone just confirmed rape beside Hardees. He said the victim is a foreign journalist. Is that true?
— Rola Mahmoud (@rolarola) November 27, 2012
@betsy_hiel do you know the name of the female journalist who was raped today? I heard it happened somewhere beside Hardees Tahrir.
— Rola Mahmoud (@rolarola) November 27, 2012
We will continue to monitor this story and update with any developments.
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Update:
An assault has also reportedly occurred near a field hospital:
https://twitter.com/JacoStoop/status/273505258385334273
https://twitter.com/sharbatqetesh/status/273541125120348161
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@Gsquare86 @moftasa @tewfik10 @G_A_B_R @kristenchick sadly there were several cases.Mariam&a friend helped 1girl,Zag tried 2help another 🙁
— Bel Trew (@Beltrew) November 27, 2012
@Gsquare86 @moftasa @tewfik10 @G_A_B_R @kristenchick in total I got reports of 3 separate attacks from friends on the scene.
— Bel Trew (@Beltrew) November 27, 2012
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French reporter ‘savagely attacked’ by Cairo mob; ‘More frightened than hurt’
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