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British Airways suspends flights to Cairo for seven days

British Airways aircraft are seen at Heathrow Airport in west London, Britain, February 23, 2018. [Reuters]

British Airways and Lufthansa abruptly suspended flights to Cairo from Saturday over security concerns, but giving no details about what may have prompted the move.

“We constantly review our security arrangements at all our airports around the world, and have suspended flights to Cairo for seven days as a precaution to allow for further assessment,” British Airways said in a statement.

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