Egypt: President's Son and Family 'Have Fled to the UK'

[tekisui]

Source: AKI

Cairo, 25 Jan. (AKI) - Gamal Mubarak, Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's son who is widely tipped as his successor, has fled to London with his family, Arabic website Akhbar al-Arab said on Tuesday. The report came as violent unrest broke out in Cairo and other Egyptian cities and hundreds of thousands of people reportedly took to the streets in a Tunisia-inspired day of revolt.

Officials did not immediately confirm the report that Gamal Mubarak has fled to the British capital with his wife and daughter aboard a private jet.

The jet with Mubarak, his family and 97 pieces of luggage on board left for London on Tuesday from an airport in western Cairo, according to the US-based Akhbar al-Arab.

Weeks of unrest in Tunisia eventually toppled president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali earlier this month. The anti-government protests in Egypt broke out after opposition groups waged an internet campaign inspired by the Tunisian uprising.

An anti-riot police officer was killed in clashes on Tuesday in central Cairo, Egyptian daily 'al-Wafd' reported. Egyptian security forces reported used tear gas, fire hoses, and clubs to disperse protesters in Tahrir Square, downtown Cairo.

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[eleny]

1. Now, who will fill the vacuum

[slackmaster]

3. Probably some dirtbag

:hide:

[aquart]

4. But only the son has fled, not the father? He's standing pat?

[eleny]

10. Isn't this all about the people not wanting the fix to be in for the son?

[aquart]

16. I don't know the Egyptian issues.

Or how many different groups have competing ideas for appropriate "change."

I just hate how many are going to die trying for a good life in a fairly-governed nation.

[xchrom]

5. they have elections in egypt. nt

[ljm2002]

6. It's not the President of Egypt who has fled...

...it's his son (albeit, the son he expected to succeed him).

[aquart]

2. Holy shit. Two down.

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. Inspiring.

[aquart]

18. Yeah.

I was very caught up in #iranelection. They're executing an Iranian and/or Kurd every 8 hours on average there.

Freedom ain't free.

And then you have to deal with every different idea of "freedom."

[louis-t]

7. Gee, I wonder what was in the "97 suitcases"?

:freak:

[LiberalEsto]

9. Sand nt

[BOG PERSON]

17. lol

that would be pretty stupid

[eleny]

11. $uitcase$

[tabatha]

13. very succinct!

[girl gone mad]

14. They were already caught trying to smuggle out millions of dollars worth of gold.

http://www.zerohedge.com/article/egypt-proactively-preparing-tunisian-style-rioting-airport-intercepts-59-outbound-gold-shipm

[TheBigotBasher]

12. Just what the UK needs.

A dctator who will need police protection.

[damntexdem]

15. Sorry, Hosni, but with the 97 pieces of luggage, there was no room for you.

;-)

[Octafish]

19. Betcha he had a nice stopover in Zurich.

...ten billion. Ten billion one, ten billion two, ten billion three...