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发信人: PUV (谱微), 信区: WorldNews
标 题: 埃及撤侨惊爆让领导先走丑闻
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Thu Feb 10 19:01:25 2011, 美东)
发信人: tin (大猪小猪摞一盘), 信区: Military
标 题: 埃及撤侨惊爆让领导先走丑闻
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Thu Feb 10 18:17:33 2011, 美东)
美国版的“让领导先走”：一架美国军用飞机从塞浦路斯接走了42名美国驻埃及使馆
官员及其家属，而撤滞留埃及美国公民的飞机要在此之后才能到——美联社
CAIRO (AP) -- Cairo's international airport was a scene of chaos and
confusion
Monday as thousands of foreigners sought to flee the unrest in Egypt and
countries around the world scrambled to send in planes to fly their
citizens
out.Nerves frayed, shouting matches erupted and some passengers even had
a fistfight as thousands crammed into Cairo airport's new Terminal 3
seeking
a flight home. The airport's departures board stopped announcing flight
times in an attempt to reduce tensions - but the plan backfired, fueling
passengers' anger.Making matters worse, check-in counters were poorly
staffed
because many EgyptAir employees had been unable to get to work due to a
3 p.m.-to-8 a.m. curfew and traffic breakdowns across the Egyptian capital
."It's an absolute zoo, what a mess," said Justine Khanzadian, 23, a
graduate
student from the American University of Cairo. "I decided to leave because
of the protests, the government here is just not stable enough to stay."
A U.S. military plane landed at Larnaca Airport in Cyprus on ferrying 42
U.S. Embassy officials and their dependents from Egypt. The U.S. Embassy
in Nicosia said at least one more plane was expected Monday with about 180
people. U.S. officials have said it will take several flights over the
coming
days to fly out the thousands of Americans who want to leave Egypt |
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