International leaders condemned the violent targeting of the reporters, photographers and film crews who have brought searing images of Egyptian protests to the world.
In Berlin, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the "intimidation and restrictions" being placed on journalists and human rights groups in Cairo.
"Let me absolutely clear: this is outrageous and totally unacceptable," he said after meeting Germany's president, Christian Wulff. "It must stop now."
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton also condemned the attacks and said the Egyptian government "must demonstrate its willingness to ensure journalists' ability to report on these events to the people of Egypt and to the world."
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs denounced reports of "systematic targeting" of journalists in Egypt. The State Department described it as a "concerted campaign to intimidate."
"I think we need to be clear that the world is watching the actions that are taking place right now in Egypt," Gibbs said.
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