Egypt halts trains during protests
Posted: 09 Feb 2011, 13:32
EGYPT HALTS TRAINS
By railwaysafricaeditor / February 7, 2011 / Egypt
The Egyptian Railway Authority announced on 31 January that all rail service throughout the country had been halted. It refrained from giving reasons and announced no deadline for a return to normal.
An official in the authority told Al-Masry Al-Youm that the decision was an attempt to thwart the activities of “convicts and prisoners†from spreading to different Egyptian cities.
Another source said the government was trying to stop the flow of people to Cairo to take part in the 1 February “one-million people protestâ€, demands for the ousting of President Hosni Mubarak, who has been in office for 30 years. Tuesday 1 February was the eighth day of mass protest in which 97 people died up to that time, with “thousands†hurt.
By railwaysafricaeditor / February 7, 2011 / Egypt
The Egyptian Railway Authority announced on 31 January that all rail service throughout the country had been halted. It refrained from giving reasons and announced no deadline for a return to normal.
An official in the authority told Al-Masry Al-Youm that the decision was an attempt to thwart the activities of “convicts and prisoners†from spreading to different Egyptian cities.
Another source said the government was trying to stop the flow of people to Cairo to take part in the 1 February “one-million people protestâ€, demands for the ousting of President Hosni Mubarak, who has been in office for 30 years. Tuesday 1 February was the eighth day of mass protest in which 97 people died up to that time, with “thousands†hurt.