Cairo [Egypt], June 13: Egypt on Thursday barred dozens of pro-Gaza activists from entering the country and sent them back to Germany, sources at Cairo airport said.
The activists are part of a global protest campaign that plans to go to Egypt's Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip in a show of solidarity with the Palestinian enclave.
The sources at the Cairo airport added that the activists, who are European nationals, were found out to "have violated procedures regulating their movement in Egypt." On Wednesday, Egypt required the activists to obtain prior entry permits.
More than 150 activists of different nationalities have so far been sent back after arrival in Cairo aboard flights from different countries, an Egyptian security source said. "Security authorities are still monitoring arrivals to Egypt amid tight security measures at all airports and points of entry," added the source on condition of anonymity. (DPA)
Source: Qatar Tribune
