Grabbed: The woman, pictured, had just covered a protest in Egypt's Tahrir Square when she was surrounded by men

A correspondent for France 24 TV was  'savagely attacked' near Cairo's Tahrir Square after being seized by a crowd,  the network said on Saturday.

The news channel said in a statement that  Sonia Dridi was attacked around 10:30pm on Friday after a live broadcast on a  protest at the square and was later rescued by a colleague and other witnesses.

It was the latest case of violence against  women at the epicenter of Egypt's restive protests.

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