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US embassy tells Americans to leave Egypt |
2011-01-31 |
[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. |
Posted by:Fred |
#2 Did we tell the Marines at the embassy that THIS time, they damn well better blow away anybody climbing the walls? |
Posted by: mojo 2011-01-31 10:54 |
#1 Tour groups are delaying cancelling trips that everyone knows will be cancelled so they don't have to refund the 20-40% deposits. Can't say as I can blame them. So so far, the impact on tourism (mid-long term) still looks minor on paper, but a lot of it is tourists and tour companies playing 'chicken' in efforts to minimize deposit losses. |
Posted by: Glenmore 2011-01-31 08:37 |