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Egypt stops Canadian Shias from entering
Egypt stopped 61 Canadian Shia pilgrims from entering the country and held them at Cairo's airport until their onward flight, security officials said on Sunday.The Canadians landed in Egypt from Iraq to complete a pilgrimage to Shia sites in the region, but were kept out by airport security officials who gave no further explanation. A spokesman for Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird said Ottawa would react later. Posted by: ryuge 2014-01-06 |
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