Cairo/Jerusalem, Sep 10: Egyptian armoured vehicles and troop carriers today rumbled into Cairo to cordon off the Israeli embassy after protesters stormed the premises, forcing the Israeli envoy and the staff to flee and prompting US to call for the protection of the Jewish mission.
Hundreds of troops had to rush in and take positions around the building housing the Israeli mission after police failed to stop the protesters from barging into the complex and vandalising it.
Three persons were killed and more than 1,000, including 300 policemen injured, in a night long protests during which demonstrators used hammers, large iron bars to tear down the wall outside the embassy building.
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