from www.cbsnews.com/
Three American students arrested during a protest in Cairo caught flights out of Egypt early Saturday, according to an airport official and an attorney for one of the trio.
The three Americans were arrested on the roof of a university building near Cairo's Tahrir Square last Sunday. Officials accused them of throwing firebombs at security forces fighting with protesters.
Luke Gates, 21, and Derrik Sweeney, 19, left the Egyptian capital Saturday on separate flights to Frankfurt, Germany, an airport official in Cairo said. Gregory Porter, 19, also left the country, his attorney said.
The students were technically freed on Thursday when an Egyptian court ordered their release, but they had to stay in custody an extra 24 hours as lawyers and police dealt with the bureaucracy of their release, reports CBS News correspondent Liz Palmer.
Once they were allowed to walk free last night, things happened very fast. They were taken to the airport by police, where they each boarded separate flights to different destinations in the States. All three planes took off, reports Palmer, so in just a matter of hours, they will all be back in the arms of their families.
All were studying at the American University in Cairo.
CBS / Associated Press filed this online Bulletin (8:07 a.m. Eastern Time)
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