Egypt vows to be firm after World Cup defeat

“Egypt will not be lax with those who harm the dignity of its sons,” he told cheering MPs in parliament.

“The welfare of our citizens abroad is the responsibility of the country. We look after their rights and reject violations and transgressions against them,” he said in his first apparent reference to the diplomatic row with Algiers.

The row has erupted between Algeria and Egypt since a bus carrying the Algerian football team was stoned in Cairo last week and Egyptians were attacked by Algerian fans in Khartoum and Algiers.

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