Activist Medea Benjamin says she was detained , assaulted in Cairo . An Egyptian official says she was `` denied entry , not detained '' Benjamin was trying to travel to Gaza , the official said . It said they would meet in Cairo on March 5 and attempt to travel to Gaza from there . ` The activist is a member of Code Pink, an international group that has been involved with protests against Israel and its military actions since September 2000.
Activist Medea Benjamin says she was detained , assaulted in Cairo . An Egyptian official says she was `` denied entry , not detained '' Benjamin was trying to travel to Gaza , the official said . The activist is a member of Code Pink, an international group that has been involved with protests against Israel and its military actions since September 2000.