Cairo's international airport was a scene of chaos and confusion on Monday as thousands of foreigners sought to flee the unrest in Egypt and countries around the world scrambled to send in planes to fly their citizens out.
Nerves frayed, shouting matches erupted and some passengers even had a fistfight as thousands crammed inside Cairo airport's new Terminal 3 seeking a flight home.
Text: AP
Image: Stranded tourists rest at Cairo's international airport on Monday Jan. 31, 2011.
(Photographs copyright AP)
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