Somali students have not left their homes since the start of large demonstrations Friday, which the Egyptian people called Angry Friday.
Somali students in Egypt are strongly affected by the ongoing demonstrations and unrest against the Hosni Mubarak regime, a Somali student said Sunday.
Abdinasir Omar, a Somali university student in Cairo, told All Headline News by telephone that Somali students can’t go to the universities because of the unrest in Egypt now in its sixth day.
“We are stranded here in our houses. Everywhere in the city, even in front of our home; a lot of protesters are marching as gunshots could be heard in Cairo city sometimes,” Omar lamented. He added that Somali students can't attend their regular university periods because most Egyptian university students are taking part in the demonstrations.
“All the streets are packed by a lot of protesters. Sometimes, clashes broke out between protesters and police forces. But, what made the situation more frightening is that Egypt’s military forces accompanied by tanks, other armored vehicles and helicopters hovering upon us could be seen in Cairo, particularly the neighborhood of Nasr City where we live in,” he recounted.
He said Somali students had not left their homes since the start of large demonstrations Friday, which the Egyptian people called Angry Friday.
The student said that because the situation of Egypt is unpredictable, they will be staying at home as long as the unrest is going on.
Since the fall of Somalia’s central rule in 1991, more than 1 million people fled to neighboring countries and other nations in the world.
More than 3,500 refugees from Somalia live in Egypt, some of whom are university students.
Source: www.allheadlinenews.com
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