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An incident at the U.S. Embassy in Iraq last month has reportedly led to a lawsuit claiming that CNN senior international correspondent Arwa Damon became "seriously intoxicated" and then assaulted two EMT workers who were attempting to give her assistance. The two EMTs are each suing the network for $1 million.

TMZ reports:
Authorities arrived and according to the suit ... EMTs Tracy Lamar and Charles Simons were trying to help Damon when the correspondent bit both on their left arms. Simons also claims his knees and elbows were injured. Lamar says she was also bruised.

The suit claims while the EMTs were providing assistance ... Damon played the famous card, saying she was a "major reporter for CNN."

The suit claims CNN knew Damon had a history of becoming drunk and abusive, and had a penchant for violence, even when sober.
We have reached out to CNN for comment and will update this post accordingly.

Damon's reporting came to prominence earlier this year after U.S. special forces arrested Ahmed Abu Khattala in connection to the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Damon had interviewed Khattala, saying in June, "this was not a man who was in hiding."

Update - Aug. 4, 5:23 p.m. ET: A CNN spokesperson submitted the following statement: "We are not aware of the alleged lawsuit and therefore have no comment."

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