CNN crew struck by tear gas during live report of Sao Paulo protests

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last updated 8 January 2015

CNN International viewers saw firsthand the type of violence occurring between World Cup protesters and police during a live report this morning. CNN's Brazil bureau chief Shasta Darlington and her crew were forced to flee the streets of Sao Paulo after they were hit by a tear gas canister flung by armed officers into the rowdy crowd of protesters.

Darlington continued to report even though she was injured by rubber bullets; her producer was hit by a stun gun. --Jordan Valinsky

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Jordan Valinsky is the lead writer for Speed Reads. Before joining The Week, he wrote for New York Observer's tech blog, Betabeat, and tracked the intersection between popular culture and the internet for The Daily Dot. He graduated with a degree in online journalism from Ohio University.