Military regime bars officials from leaving Egypt

February 12, 2011 07:00 pm | Updated November 17, 2021 03:43 am IST - Cairo

A girl poses for a photo with a soldier on top of a tank in Tahrir Square, Cairo. A day after Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak resigned, the Army and the protesters are clearing the barricades across the city.

A girl poses for a photo with a soldier on top of a tank in Tahrir Square, Cairo. A day after Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak resigned, the Army and the protesters are clearing the barricades across the city.

A day after the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian military on Saturday banned top officials from travelling outside the country to ensure that former presidential loyalists don’t flee.

The ban comes into force immediately, an official announcement from the new regime said as Army removed barricades and barbed wires from around the Tahrir Square and the Egyptian capital limped back to normalcy after 18-days of turmoil.

An official statement said that officials could only travel with permission from State Prosecutor or the Armed Forces.

The new move to put restrictions on movements of Mubarak loyalists came as mystery continued to surround the whereabouts of the deposed president and his family.

While officially it is stated that Mr. Mubarak has shifted to his Sharm-al-Sheikh resort on the Red sea, other reports in the Arab media said he may have moved to Europe or the Gulf.

There was no word or mention of the ex-president from the new regime.

The Supreme Military Command Council, which has taken over the reins after Mr. Mubarak fled to his Sharm-al Sheikh resort retreat, announced that night curfew would be now in force only post-midnight.

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