Two Canadians arrested in Egypt
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Two Canadians have been arrested in Egypt amid spiralling bloodshed in the Mideast nation, a Canadian official said Monday.
"The Government of Canada is very concerned that two Canadian citizens have been arrested in Egypt," Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Lynne Yelich said in a statement.
Yelich said she spoke with a senior Egyptian official to request confirmation of the nature of the charges and for any evidence against them to be released.
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Consular officials, meanwhile, have visited both men in prison.
Canadian media identified the pair as John Greyson, a Toronto filmmaker and university professor, and Tarek Loubani, a doctor from London, Ontario.
The men had reportedly tried to enter Gaza, where Greyson was scouting for a documentary and Loubani to help train local doctors. But they were turned back at the Gaza border and later arrested in Cairo.