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Egypt’s foreign ministry says 2 arrested Canadians free to leave Egypt now
TORONTO – Egypt’s foreign ministry says a travel ban has been lifted for two Canadians who were barred from leaving Egypt following several weeks of imprisonment without charge.
The spokesman for Egypt’s foreign ministry, Badr Abdel-Atty, said today the pair has been cleared to leave Egypt.
He says prosecutors have ended their interrogation of the Canadians.
John Greyson, a filmmaker and professor, and Tarek Loubani, a physician, had checked in for a flight to Frankfurt, Germany, last weekend.
They were prevented from boarding after their names appeared on a “stop-list” issued by prosecutors.
The pair had just been released after being held without charges since Aug. 16, when they were arrested while observing a demonstration in Cairo.
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Associated Press writer Sarah El Deeb in Cairo contributed to this report.
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