Canada reopens embassy in Egyptian capital following days of deadly clashes

OTTAWA – Canada’s embassy in Egypt has reopened after days of bloody clashes on the streets of Cairo.

But how long the embassy’s door remain open is up in the air.

Canada’s foreign affairs department says because security in the vicinity is so volatile, the embassy could be closed again on short notice.

The department urges Canadians against travelling to Egypt, but also suggests that Canadians who are already there should leave.

Bloody clashes between Egyptian security forces and supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi that erupted a week ago have claimed nearly 1,000 lives.

Two Canadians remain behind bars in a Cairo detention centre.

London, Ont., doctor Tarek Loubani and Toronto filmmaker John Greyson were detained Friday by Egyptian police.

Friends and family say they were in Cairo after making an unsuccessful attempt to enter Gaza, where Loubani teaches emergency medicine and Greyson was exploring the prospects of making a documentary.