Egyptian pulls down Israel flag in Cairo

Egyptian
protester Ahmad al Shahhat, who took down Israel’s flag at Tel Aviv’s
embassy in Cairo, is being cheered by people, August 21, 2011.A
young Egyptian protester has hauled down the Israeli flag at Tel Aviv’s
embassy in the capital city of Cairo, replacing it with Egypt’s flag.

Amid ongoing protest of thousands of Egyptians in front of Israel’s
embassy in Cairo on Sunday, Ahmad al Shahhat climbed the building and
removed the Israeli flag.

Following the move, people cheered and honked their car horns as
protesters prevented police from arresting the young man, DPA reported.

The demonstrators have demanded the Israeli ambassador to be
expelled over the killing of five Egyptian policemen near the border on
Thursday.

On Saturday, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak apologized for the
deaths, saying that he has ordered “a joint investigation with the
Egyptian army to clarify the circumstances of the incident.”

He made the remarks hours after Egyptian state television announced
that Egypt had “decided to withdraw its ambassador to Israel until there
is an official apology.”

Egypt has also demanded that Israel halt its deadly airstrikes on the impoverished Gaza Strip.

Israel launched its latest military airstrikes on the Gaza Strip on
Thursday shortly after eight Isra…

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