Indonesia issues warning over Egypt travel

Indonesia has issued a travel advisory for citizens planning to travel to Egypt, the Middle East country plagued by political turmoil, a statement released by the Indonesian foreign affairs ministry said on Thursday. The advisory was issued after the ministry learned the political turmoil that led to the downfall of former President Mohamed Morsi is still ensuing to this day. Massive protests and relevant activities have forced the authorities to close the access to main roads in a bid to prevent public places from being used as protest grounds. The authorities also halted operations of public places, and have yet to resume normal operations as of now. "Having been monitoring the development of the situation in Egypt, foreign affairs ministry called on Indonesian citizens planning to travel to Egypt, particularly to Sinai Peninsula, to delay their plans if it's not very urgent until security conditions in Egypt are stabilized," the statement said. The political crisis forced Egyptian military to oust Morsi and let the political mechanism appoint an interim president to replace Morsi. The ousted Morsi had merely served one year on office after winning a democratically-held election last year. Reports said that over 80 people were killed and more than 1, 000 injured in clashes between Morsi's and the opposition parties' supporters since July 4.