Amid anti-government demonstrations planned for this weekend, roughly
200 combat-capable U.S. Marines in southern Europe have been put on an
alert status should they need to protect the U.S. Embassy or American
citizens in Egypt, CNN is reporting.
The Marines were told to be ready to deploy within an
hour, and would be flown in via MV-22 Osprey, the Marine Corps’ rapid
deployment aircraft.
A state department spokesman told CNN that the move
is precautionary, and that the U.S. fully expects the Egyptian security
forces to be able to protect the American diplomatic facilities.
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