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Tourists besiege Cairo airport, but flights halt

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Hundreds of people crowded the capital's main international airport hoping for a flight out on Saturday but Western carriers were canceling, delaying or suspending service after days of violent unrest. A British airline turned around its Cairo-bound jet in mid-flight.

 

Between 1,500 and 2,000 people flocked to Cairo Intentional Airport, many without reservations. Officials said that about half were tourists and half Egyptians. (AP)

 

 

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