Three Americans Detained in Cairo Clashes

Three young Americans were reportedly arrested in Cairo on suspicion of throwing Molotov cocktails at security forces during ongoing protests.

Egyptian state TV showed footage of the three young men who were reportedly arrested Monday near Tahrir Square after being accused of taking part in street battles with security forces.

The US embassy in Cairo was unable to confirm the arrests but said it was aware of the reports.

"There have been a number of reports of Americans being detained, and we are currently looking into that," David Lynfield, a spokesman at the embassy told NewsCore.

The Americans were enrolled at the American University in Cairo....

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I'm sure they were just headed to Disney World and accidentally got on the wrong flight.

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I was in Greece, walking around constitution square, when a protest cropped up. Riot police moved in in huge fucking buses. I unassed the area as fast as I could. Scared the shit out of me.