BBC Editor Hit With Shotgun Pellets In Egypt

BBC Middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen was hit with shotgun pellets while reporting from a protest in Cairo, according to his tweet Friday. 

Thanks for the messages. I’ve been hit by a couple of shotgun pellets. Am fine and heading out

— Jeremy Bowen (@BowenBBC) July 5, 2013

The update came a half-hour after Bowen tweeted from the Muslim Brotherhood demonstration where the body of a dead protester was still on the scene. 

Tear gas fired by army at crowd that had gathered round the body of dead protestor #cairo

— Jeremy Bowen (@BowenBBC) July 5, 2013