Egypt's Ministry of Interior dismissed on Saturday security alerts issued by a number of foreign embassies in Cairo about potential threats in the capital, saying that there are no reports or information that support such ‘claims’. A number of embassies in Cairo, including those of the US, the UK, Australia and Canada, issued warnings to their citizens on their websites against being around large gatherings and crowded spaces in Cairo on Sunday 9 October "due to potential security concerns," without giving further details. Egypt Parliament's foreign relations committee denounced the embassies’ statements on Saturday, saying that such security alerts were not issued in countries, where terrorist attacks have taken place such as the US, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported. The committee’s statement added that these warnings coincide with a return of tourism to Egypt, which "implies that they [these countries] are targeting the Egyptian economy." (ahramonline)