Supporters of Egypt’s first democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsi, protesting in the compound of Raba Al Adaawyia mosque in Cairo on Monday.
National Security Council official in Cairo to assess situation
MALACCA: A NATIONAL Security Council (NSC) representative is in Egypt to assess the situation there, after which the representative will report to the council.
Only then will the decision whether or not to evacuate Malaysians there be made.
Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said yesterday the Royal Malaysian Air Force was on standby to send its aircraft to Egypt, should the need to evacuate Malaysians arise.
However, he said it was too early to say whether this would happen.
"We are assessing the situation in Egypt before a decision can be made on the evacuation of Malaysian students.
"We will know whether to bring our students back only when the report on the situation there is obtained by the NSC, which is chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak."
There are 8,898 Malaysian students in Egypt.
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