Egyptians storming the Israeli embassy in Cairo on September 9, 2011. The ambassador from Israel left the country in the aftermath of the attack., a photo by Pan-African News Wire File Photos on Flickr.
Israeli ambassador leaves Egypt
UPDATE
Sat Sep 10, 2011 1:36AM GMT
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Egyptian demonstrators destroyed a barricade wall built around the Israeli embassy in Cairo on September 9, 2011.
The Israeli ambassador to Egypt has flown out of Cairo, a few hours after demonstrators stormed the Israeli embassy.
Yitzhak Levanon boarded a plane before dawn on Saturday morning.
Meanwhile, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak called US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta in the early hours of Saturday morning Tel Aviv time and urged Washington to help protect the Israeli embassy in Cairo.
Egyptian protesters stormed the embassy on Friday, destroying a part of a barricade wall around the building in the process.
Egyptian police used tear gas to disperse the crowd.
One person died due to asphyxiation after inhaling tear gas, and about 450 demonstrators were injured, medical personnel said.
A protester tore down the Israeli flag at the embassy, to the cheers of thousands of demonstrators on the scene.
In addition, tens of thousands of Egyptians once again gathered at the iconic Liberation Square in Cairo to demand that the military government hand over power to a civilian administration. The protesters gathered in the square after Friday prayers to participate in the "Correcting the Path" demonstration.
Egyptians storm Israeli embassy
Sat Sep 10, 2011 12:1AM GMT
Egyptian protesters demand expulsion of Israeli ambassador
Egyptian protesters have stormed the Israeli embassy in Cairo, destroying a part of a barricade wall around the building in the process, and one demonstrator has died, Press TV reports.
Egyptian police used tear gas to disperse the crowd, the Press TV correspondent in Cairo reported on Friday.
One person died due to asphyxiation after inhaling tear gas, and about 450 demonstrators were injured, medical personnel said.
The demonstrators threw documents out the windows of the embassy building and also torched a police car.
The crowd managed to break into the embassy building despite the presence of heavily armed Egyptian security forces in the area.
Gunfire was also heard near the embassy.
A protester tore down the Israeli flag at the embassy, to the cheers of thousands of demonstrators on the scene.
Last month, another Egyptian protester became a national hero after he climbed up the wall of the Israeli embassy, took down the Israeli flag, and hoisted an Egyptian flag in its place during a demonstration held to condemn Israel for killing a number of Egyptian policemen on the border.
Five Egyptian border police officers were killed on August 18 in an attack by Israeli forces.
On Friday, the Egyptian demonstrators also called for the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador and chanted anti-Israeli slogans.
Meanwhile, tens of thousands of Egyptians once again gathered at the iconic Liberation Square in Cairo to demand that the military government hand over power to a civilian administration. The protesters gathered in the square after Friday prayers to participate in the "Correcting the Path" demonstration.
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