The two Boston College students who are currently in Egypt on an external study abroad program will be flown out of the country in response to the escalating tensions.
The students, who are in Cairo to participate in BC's external program at the American University in Cairo, will leave Egypt over the next few days as a part of the U.S. State Department's optional evacuation of American citizens from Egypt, said Bernd Widdig, director of the Office of International Programs.
"The American University [in Cairo] is coordinating the evacuation in close coordination with the State Department and we anticipate that our students will leave Egypt in the next few days," Widdig said.
In an e-mail, Widdig said that the OIP has remained in contact with the two students, their parents, and their colleagues at the American University in Cairo since the protests first sent shock waves across the region just over a week ago.
"Since the situation in Cairo remains volatile and the safety of our students is our primary concern, our students will take the offer by the Department of State to be flown out of Egypt to safe haven locations in Europe," Widdig said.
He said that the OIP would continue to work with officials from the American University in Cairo as the evacuations proceed over the next few days.