Egypt/Gaza: Demonstrations at Rafah Border Crossing Prompt U.S. Embassy Warning

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | January 13th, 2010 | Trackback

The U.S. Embassy in Cairo urged U.S. citizens not to travel to the northern Sinai region and to avoid areas with a heavy police presence or large public gatherings. An anti-Egypt demonstration turned violent Jan. 6 on the Gaza side of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza when angry Palestinians rushed the border fence and clashed with Egyptian security forces. Other demonstrations occurred in Al-Arish, the capital of Egypt’s North Sinai province. The demonstrators were protesting Egypt’s blocking of smuggler tunnels and refusal to allow aid missions into Gaza.

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