Armed gangs free Muslim militants in Egypt
Gangs of armed men attacked at least four jails across Egypt before dawn today, helping to free hundreds of Muslim militants and thousands of other inmates as police vanished from the streets of Cairo and other cities.
The US Embassy in Cairo told its citizens in Egypt to consider leaving the country as soon as possible, and said it had authorised the voluntary departure of dependants and non-emergency employees, a display of Washington’s escalating concern about the stability of its closest Arab ally.
