New York Times reported ‘kicked out’ of Tahrir Square, told foreign press ‘forbidden’

◼ New York Times reporter Ben Hubbard tweeted today that he was “kicked out” of Egypt’s Tahrir Square and told foreign journalists were prohibited. Hubbard had been reporting from Cairo’s Zeinhoum morgue, where casualties from the protests were being transported. - Twitchy

Two guys kicked me out of Tahrir, said foreign journos "forbidden." Didn't care for press card or call to press office where I'm registered.

— Ben Hubbardبين هابرد (@NYTBen) July 8, 2013

Just three hours earlier, Hubbard had retweeted this post from a Wall Street Journal correspondent noting Al-Jazeera’s expulsion from a press conference by the Egyptian military.

After Al Jaz kicked out, Police general says, "We believe in freedom of the press. Egypt is a country of freedom of democracy." #Egypt

— Charles Levinson (@levinsonc) July 8, 2013

Haha, Egyptians kicking Al Jazeera out & telling New York Times journo @NYTBen to fuck off - GOOD. Bias propaganda is not journalism!!

— Phil Greaves (@Philbobaggins01) July 8, 2013