US warns citizens to leave Egypt

Violence in Egypt has prompted the US to warn its citizens not to travel there.

The United States has warned its citizens not to travel to Egypt as violent protests continue.

The United States has warned its citizens not to travel to Egypt and called on those already there to leave.

The State Department travel warning was issued on Thursday, one day after a brutal crackdown on street protests in Cairo ordered by Egypt's military-backed government left more than 500 people dead.