Monday, February 7, 2011

Egypt after the protests, accusations

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry acknowledged Sunday evening, unnamed foreign diplomats for attempting to smuggle weapons into the country, facing a challenge unprecedented since the rise to power of President Hosni Mubarak ago nearly thirty years. "It was noted that some foreign embassies in Cairo tried to move arms and telecommunications equipment in diplomatic pouches, based on the principle of immunity" diplomacy, the ministry said in a statement.

"The authorities reserve the right to confiscate any telecommunications equipment or weapon requires a permit in Egypt," warned the department without formal charges or an embassy or specify the type of weapons involved. Several embassies in Cairo have strengthened their security devices and asked their nationals to leave the country, theater for nearly two weeks of unprecedented popular protest under the chairmanship of Mr.

Mubarak. Clashes between anti-government activists, who demand the immediate departure of President Mubarak, 82, and police were about 300 deaths and injuring thousands across the country, according to an unconfirmed report of the UN.

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