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02-04-2011, 07:24 PM
http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/02/04/5989687-van-in-cairo-hit-and-run-may-be-stolen-from-us-embassy
By Kari Huus, msnbc.com senior reporter
The U.S. Embassy in Cairo on Friday issued a response to a YouTube video that appears to show an American diplomatic vehicle plowing into a crowd of protesters, insisting that no American personnel were involved.
"We have seen a video that alleges a U.S. diplomatic vehicle was involved in a hit-and-run incident that injured dozens in Cairo, said the statement. "We are certain that no embassy employees or diplomats were involved in this incident."
The statement did say that on the date of the video, Jan. 28, a number of U.S. Embassy vehicles were stolen.
"Since these vehicles were stolen, we have heard reports of their use in violent and criminal acts. If true, we deplore these acts and the perpetrators," it said.
The YouTube video is one of three from recent days in which vehicles were seemingly purposefully driven into crowds of demonstrators.
By Kari Huus, msnbc.com senior reporter
The U.S. Embassy in Cairo on Friday issued a response to a YouTube video that appears to show an American diplomatic vehicle plowing into a crowd of protesters, insisting that no American personnel were involved.
"We have seen a video that alleges a U.S. diplomatic vehicle was involved in a hit-and-run incident that injured dozens in Cairo, said the statement. "We are certain that no embassy employees or diplomats were involved in this incident."
The statement did say that on the date of the video, Jan. 28, a number of U.S. Embassy vehicles were stolen.
"Since these vehicles were stolen, we have heard reports of their use in violent and criminal acts. If true, we deplore these acts and the perpetrators," it said.
The YouTube video is one of three from recent days in which vehicles were seemingly purposefully driven into crowds of demonstrators.