CBS’s Logan thought she was going to die in Tahrir Square

New York Times
“For an extended period of time, they raped me with their hands,” says Lara Logan. The CBS correspondent estimates that the attack lasted for about 40 minutes and involved 200 to 300 men. “What really struck me was how merciless they were. They really enjoyed my pain and suffering. It incited them to more violence.” She’ll also discuss the attack on this Sunday’s “60 Minutes.” Brian Stelter writes:

After the “60 Minutes” segment is broadcast, though, she does not intend to give other interviews on the subject. “I don’t want this to define me,” she said.

She said that the kindness and support shown by Mr. Fager and others at CBS and by strangers — like the high school class in Texas and the group of women at ABC News who wrote letters to her — was a “very big part of picking myself up and restoring my dignity and my self-worth.”

Read earlier Poynter coverage of Logan’s ordeal

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  • Anonymous

    It’s too late, Logan, you’ve already let the “event” define you.

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