Army secures Egyptian Museum in Cairo, protecting pharaoh treasures including death mask of boy king

[The Straight Story]

Army secures Egyptian Museum in Cairo, protecting pharaoh treasures including death mask of boy king Tutankhamun

Heavy Explosion heard in northern Cairo: http://bit.ly/gB06ML

Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Do not go to Egypt: http://bit.ly/gB06ML

http://www.breakingnews.com/

[Electric Monk]

1. Is it the army, or the protestors, or are they fighting it out for it?

Earlier thread
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x294643

[hlthe2b]

8. The protesters were protecting it until the army could secure...

[BOG PERSON]

2. what of the other boy king, gamal mubarak

who is protecting him

[era veteran]

6. He is in London.

[MineralMan]

3. They're trying to prevent the protesters

from unwrapping and re-animating the mummies and loosing the zombie horde on the world. :shrug:

[hlthe2b]

10. I really respect that the protesters put themselves at harm to protect

until the army could secure. That is really worthy of respect IMO.

[MineralMan]

12. I agree. That shows very good intentions on their part.

[roguevalley]

13. Egyptians have an awesome history of which they are justifiably

proud. I imagine Zawi Hawas was barracaded inside as well.

[malaise]

4. Party HQ is on fire

Hope they protect the museum.

[The Backlash Cometh]

5. There are going to be opportunistic looters in all this.

So, it's probably a good precaution as long as they don't create a target for the protesters.

[malaise]

7. Most probably flew in overnight

Where is Cheney?
:evilgrin:

[KansDem]

11. They must have remembered the Boy King's invasion of Iraq...

...and the priceless treasure plundered from the Iraqi National Museum.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11099647

Unlike Americans, they must know something about history repeating itself...

[sufrommich]

9. I'm so happy to hear that. nt

[muriel_volestrangler]

14. Al Jazeera English now saying fires are only a few metres from the museum

And their ticker saying firefighters have difficulty getting there. :scared: