Egyptian Protestors broke in Israeli Embassy
Thousands of Egyptians brokein Embassy building in Cairo and threw embassy documents and its national flag from windows, while state television said on Saturday that Israel's envoy, his family and staff had been flown home.
The Interior Ministry said at least 450 protesters were injured during a day of confrontations with police, who used teargas and fired in the air in an effort to disperse them. State television said 46 police were injured
Egypt has declared a state of alert early Saturday, after protesters broke in Israel’s embassy in Cairo, and threw hundreds of documents through the windows. Several vehicles were set alight. The local media reported police also used water cannons, and gun shots were heard near the embassy.
It was a second time in less than a month that Israel’s embassy in Cairo has been attacked. Since the fall of Hosni Mubarak in February, many Egyptians were calling for the currently ruling military council to end the 1979 peace treaty with Israel.Israel is approaching USA for help.
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