1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgShazdeh Omarihttps://cpj.org/author/somari/Australian journalist attacked by assailants in Benghazi - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="PAuxhLkKEq"><a href="https://cpj.org/2011/08/australian-journalist-attacked-by-assailants-in-be/">Australian journalist attacked by assailants in Benghazi</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2011/08/australian-journalist-attacked-by-assailants-in-be/embed/#?secret=PAuxhLkKEq" width="600" height="338" title="“Australian journalist attacked by assailants in Benghazi” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="PAuxhLkKEq" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/benghazi28reuters29.jpg250158New York, August 22, 2011--Tracey Shelton, a freelance Australian journalist, was brutally attacked in her hotel room in Benghazi, Libya, on August 11, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Two armed men wearing military fatigues broke into Shelton's room at the Africa Hotel, tied her up, beat her, and attempted to kidnap her. The…