From the WASHINGTON POST:
Israel airlifted its ambassador home and sought U.S. protection for its embassy here early Saturday, hours after thousands of Egyptian protesters besieged the building, with several managing to gain entry and fling Hebrew-language documents from a balcony…
The crowd burned Israeli flags and threw rocks at security forces as protesters denounced the deaths of several Egyptian border guards last month. The guards were killed as Israeli troops pursued militants who they said had crossed into Egypt from Gaza to attack the Israeli resort town of Eilat…
Egyptian Deputy Health Minister Hamid Abaza told the Associated Press that at least three people died and more than 1,000 were hurt during the street clashes with police. Earlier the state-run Middle East News Agency said that 448 people were injured in the fighting around the embassy, including 46 police officers…
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