Reply #65: CNN journalist injured in attack near Sirte

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STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• An anti-Gadhafi convoy comes under fire

• A rocket propelled grenade attack wounds a CNN producer

•Ian Lee gets treated for shrapnel in his leg

By the CNN Wire Staff

September 17, 2011 -- Updated 1841 GMT (0241 HKT)


Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- A Libyan revolutionary fighters' convoy came under attack Saturday on the outskirts of Sirte, the birthplace of Moammar Gadhafi, injuring a CNN journalist who was traveling with them.

Ian Lee was treated for shrapnel in his ankle in a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) attack. He was in good spirits and was able to speak with his family by phone.

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From a roundabout on the edge of the city, where revolutionaries have been amassing, the CNN team followed fighters heading north towards the sea to evacuate civilians, said CNN correspondent Phil Black, who was with Lee.

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http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/09/17/libya.war.journalists/