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Egypt Releases 3 Foreigners Arrested Over Protests

Associated Press

   CAIRO, EGYPT - Two Jordanians and a Sudanese arrested in Cairo amid the
   recent crackdown that followed anti-government protests demanding
   Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi step down were released and
   flown back to their home countries, airport officials said Thursday.

   Recent mass arrests followed scattered protests that erupted Sept. 20
   in Cairo and several provinces in the wake of corruption allegations
   leveled by an Egyptian businessman living in self-imposed exile against
   the president and the military. El-Sissi dismissed the accusations as
   "sheer lies." According to lawyers, more than 2,000 people, including
   111 children and several foreigners, were rounded up.
   

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