The federal government is urging Australians to reconsider their need to travel to Egypt.
The Department of Foreign Affairs says the civil unrest in the country could escalate, after the army removed from power President Mohamed Morsi and installed an interim government.
Sydney dance instructor Rachel Bond is one of 730 Australians currently registered with Australian authorities as being in Egypt.
Speaking from the capital Cairo, she's told Brianna Roberts she was in an area surrounded by anti-government protesters when the news of his deposition came through.
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