Indians stranded as chaos rules Cairo airport

Cairo: Amid a massive unrest in Egypt dueto protests against President Hosni Mubarak, hundreds ofIndian passengers were stranded at Cairo''s airport today asflights were canceled or delayed, leaving them unable to leavebecause of a government-imposed curfew in the capital.
Egypt was in the grip of increasing lawlessness todayas gangs of armed men helped free thousands of prisoners andlooters rampaged malls, banks and jewellery stores, even asmany armymen doffed uniforms to join the uprising againstMubarak''s 30-year rule that has claimed at least 150 lives insix days.
In the face of mayhem and cancelled flights, hundredsof Indian tourists and businessmen struck at the Cairo airportwere still waiting to be rescued by the Indian Government.
Many of the passengers remained stranded at theairport, unable to leave because of the curfew as well asfears of the widespread looting reported across the capital.
"It is absolutely chaotic at the moment and no oneknows what is going on, as there are thousands of peopleoutside the terminal and there is no arrangement of food,"said Indian national Vineet Ahuja, who is stranded with his family at the Cairo airport.
30/01/11 PTI/One India

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