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July 3rd, 2013
07:23 PM ET

U.S. Embassy in Egypt evacuated

The U.S. Embassy in Egypt has been given a mandatory order for all non-essential personnel to evacuate. CNN's Jill Dougherty reports.

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Filed under: Egypt • Jill Dougherty • Mohamed Morsy
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  1. Jim Thomas

    Why?It should have been done in BENGAUZI and the knuckleheads didn't do it.Jim Thomas Phx.Az.

    July 4, 2013 at 3:27 pm |
  2. GAMAL TADROS, MD

    As an Egyptian American and tax payer, I would like to see the 1.5 billion US Dollars in Military aids to Egypt changed to an Economic Aid instead. The Egyptian economy is so fragile and the military is so strong. We need to help the Egyptian people not the army.

    July 4, 2013 at 12:36 pm |

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