The US Embassy in Cairo said it would stop providing various services on Tuesday because of the security situation in Cairo, it announced over Twitter on Monday.
“There will be no visa or American citizen services tomorrow, Tuesday, 27 November,” the embassy tweeted, explaining that its decisions were “due to the security situation around the US Embassy.”
Opponents of the constitutional declaration issued by President Mohamed Morsy on Thursday called for mass demonstrations and marches on Tuesday in Tahrir Square, while the Muslim Brotherhood called for a mass rally on the same day in front of Cairo University to support the president’s decisions.
The embassy is located close to Tahrir Square in Garden City and was the scene of violent protests two months ago after the film “Innocence of Muslims,” by US-based producers, was released on YouTube.
