Canada closes Cairo embassy for security reasons
OTTAWA – Canada has shut down its embassy in Cairo as civil unrest continues to rock Egypt.
“As a security precaution and to ensure the protection of all staff, we have closed our embassy in Cairo until further notice,” Rick Roth, a spokesman for Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, said in an email.
The embassy itself posted a one-line notice of closure on its website.
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