[Ma'an] Embassies in Cairo are urging their citizens to avoid travel to Egypt, and the United States urged Americans Sunday to depart the country immediately. "The US embassy in Cairo informs US citizens in Egypt who wish to depart that the department of state is making arrangements to provide transportation to safehaven locations in Europe," a statement said.
Wide-scale protests have ousted police loyal to Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak throughout the country, but the sudden lack of law enforcement led to looting and some violence.