CAIRO: Egypt recalled its ambassador to Syria on Sunday in response to the ongoing bloody crackdown on protesters in the country. It also comes only two days after Egyptian and Syrian protesters at the Syrian Embassy in Cairo demanded the return of the ambassador and the expulsion of the Syrian envoy to Egypt. Pressure continues to mount against Damascus over its use of violence to silence anti-government and pro-democracy activists in the country's 11 month uprising. The decision was made by the Foreign Minister Mohamed Amr following a meeting with the Egypt's ambassador to Damascus who is currently in Cairo, a spokesman for the ministry, Amr Rushdi, said. The ambassador would remain in Cairo until further notice,” Rushdi said in a statement. Hundreds of people took part in a demonstration outside the Syrian embassy in Cairo on Friday to protest the 11 months of bloodshed in Syria. Over 7,200 people in Syria have been killed in the violence meted out by President Bashar al-Assad's security forces since March 2011, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has reported. BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/ipcje Tags: Ambassador, Cairo, Damascus, featured Section: Egypt, Latest News, Syria
