US urges Cairo to free detained Anadolu Agency workers

US urges Cairo to free detained Anadolu Agency workers

US called on Egyptian authorities to free the news agency's employees detained, saying Cairo must "allow for a free and open press in Egypt." "We’re aware of the reports. If true, we call on the Egyptian Government to release the detained journalists and allow for a free and open press in Egypt," a State Department spokesperson told Anadolu Agency.

Anadolu Agency's Director-General Senol Kazanci also called for the immediate release of the employees. “Egyptian authorities should immediately release AA employees,” Kazanci said.

He also stressed that the attitude of the Egyptian security forces towards the press was “unacceptable.” Meanwhile, Turkey's Presidential Spokesman Ibrahim Kalin and Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank extended their support to Anadolu Agency.

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