Anderson Cooper keeps calm, carries on as bomb explodes behind him

11/19/2012

Anderson Cooper is hard core. Yes, we've seen him report from war-torn countries before, dive with sharks and even fight with Star Jones, but Sunday night was further proof of his composure under fire — literally. Cooper was live on location in Gaza City last night, giving an update on the latest casualties when a bomb exploded close enough that he ducked for cover. (Some YouTube commenters have estimated that it was just a quarter mile away.) "That was a rather large explosion," Cooper said calmly. Meanwhile, we just spent 20 minutes cowering under our desks after watching it online. 

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