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CNN reporter bit 2 EMTs while in drunken rage: suit

By Julia Marsh and Leonard Greene

August 4, 2014 | 3:59pm

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CNN is under fire from two EMTs who claim correspondent Arwa Damon became violent and bit them in Baghdad.Photo: Shutterstock; CNN:

​CNN ​is being sued by two EMTs who say a foreign ​correspondent ​for the cable news network ​bit them​ ​in a drunken rage outside the US Embassy​ in Baghdad​.

A​rwa Damon, described by the cable network as a senior international correspondent, was intoxicated and abusive to a medical team stationed on the grounds of the embassy, where Damon did not have authority to be, ​according to the $2 million lawsuit​ filed in Manhattan on Monday​.

According to the lawsuit, Damon, 36, bit EMT​​s Tracy Lamar and Charles Simons before threatening them, saying she was a “major reporter for CNN.”

The medics were trying to treat Damon when she became violent, the lawsuit said.

It was not clear what sparked the incident.

The suit claims CNN knew Damon had a history of drunken and abusive behavior, and had a penchant for violence, even when sober.

The EMTs are each suing for $1 million.

CNN did not immediately return a call for comment.

Suit against CNN court documents

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