Guess that last post was a bit premature...
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State Department to Americans in Egypt: Get out now
The Cable ^
Posted on Monday, February 07, 2011 12:40:43 PM by jhpigott
State Department to Americans in Egypt: Get out now
Monday, February 7, 2011 - 12:24 PM Share
Despite what appears to be greater calm on the streets in Egypt over the weekend, the State Department sent out a new Travel Warning on Sunday, Feb. 6, that instructs all American citizens to leave Egypt now.
The new, stronger alert replaces a previous Travel Warning from Feb. 1 that called for the departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel and their families. The State Department had been chartering planes to help evacuate American citizens from Cairo, but those flights have now stopped. Nevertheless, the new Travel Warning calls for all citizens to leave Egypt, noting the potential for more violence in the offing.
“U.S. citizens should consider leaving Egypt as soon as they can safely do so, due to ongoing political and social unrest,” the Travel Warning stated.
The international airport in Cairo is open and has availability on outgoing flights, the State Department said, adding that travelers can also leave Egypt from airports in Luxor, Alexandria, and Aswan.
“Do not wait for a reply from the embassy or the Department of State before traveling to the nearest airport; further delay is not advised,” the warning stated.
The State Department is also calling on U.S. citizens to avoid all demonstrations and to not go near Tahrir Square, for fear that foreigners could again become targets of violence.
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EGYPT: ATTACK ON SINAI GASDUCT, FIVE ARRESTED
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia ^ | 7 Feb 2011 | anon
Posted on Monday, February 07, 2011 12:54:21 PM by BlackVeil
(AGI) El-Arish - Five people have been arrested in the Sinai peninsula. They are accused of sabotage and of illegal possession of firearms, with reference to the attack, two days ago, on one of the area’s main gasducts, which also supplies Israel and Jordan. The local authorities informed so, claiming that the people were actually arrested on Saturday, although the news was disclosed today, in el-Arish, a small town about 60 km west of the border with the Gaza Strip. That was the district where the attack took place ...
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