Egypt Declares State
/ Video:atlas this Friday, the Embassy was invaded by thousands of demonstrators, who clashed with the police. There are three dead and 1,049 the wounded in the riots. Protesters have thrown files and documents from the building. The Ambassador of Israel in Egypt, Yitzhak Levanon, have been evacuated. The Egyptian Ministry of the Interior said Saturday the State of alert to cope with riots in the vicinity of the Embassy of Israel in Cairo, which on Friday was invaded by protesters.
The Minister of the Interior, Mansur Esaui, has ordered the State of alert to control the situation in the area. On the other hand, the Ministry of health Egyptian reported that already are three deads and 1,049 the wounded in the riots. According to this source, Esaui has placed emphasis on the importance of controlling the protesters and their commitment to the law. The events triggered when dozens of protesters broke into the building which houses the Legation diplomatic after knock down the wall which protected it. Once inside, several people were devoted to throwing files and documents from the heights. One protester climbed to the building where the Embassy, which occupies one of the upper floors, and managed to remove the israeli flag, which was replaced by an Egyptian flag.
A score of army tanks were deployed later to protect the building, while police launched tear-gas and shots into the air to disperse thousands of protesters gathered in the area, where several trees and tyres were burned. An israeli aircraft has landed at the international airport of Cairo to evacuate the Ambassador of Israel in Egypt, Yitzhak Levanon, his family and to the israeli diplomatic legation staff. For his part, Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf, convened a meeting of the crisis Cabinet to deal with the situation. Source of the news: Egypt declares state of alert after the attack on the israeli Embassy