The Russian Embassy announced assistance in the release of Russians arrested in Egypt.

The Russian Embassy in Cairo is monitoring the situation with compatriots detained in Egypt and is facilitating their early release. This was announced on May 15 by the press service of the diplomatic mission.

They clarified that in order to combat terrorism, Egyptian law enforcement agencies regularly conduct raids to check foreigners temporarily staying in the country, including students of religious educational institutions.

"Consular staff are constantly monitoring the situation with the arrested Russian citizens and are facilitating their speedy release," the diplomatic mission's Telegram channel says.

Mass detentions of citizens of Russia, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan in Egypt were reported by the media earlier on Thursday. It was noted that the police are on duty at educational institutions and detain students, the newspaper writes.Ru». One of the young men said that he was detained when he went to prayer. Despite the fact that the student presented his documents, he was still taken away for inspection.

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In April, a group of Russians released in Tunisia returned to Moscow, who were detained there on December 17, 2024, and were in prison on suspicion of involvement in terrorism and espionage. The men told Izvestia that they had been held in five different prisons. On April 10, Tunisian radio station Mosaique FM reported that an investigating judge in Tunisia had decided to release 11 Russian citizens. The Russians have not seen each other for five months.