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Egypt pulls TV spots warning about foreigners

By Maggie Michael
Published June 10, 2012 8:25pm ET
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Egypt pulls TV spots warning about foreigners
In this image made from video released by the Egyptian State TV and accessed Sunday, June 10, 2012, shows an actor portraying a foreigner, left, who is listening to three actors portraying Egyptians during a scene in a public service announcement in Cairo, Egypt. An Egyptian media official says authorities have pulled TV public service announcements that warned against talking to foreigners who may be spies after criticism that they fueled xenophobia. (AP Photo/Egyptian State TV via AP video) TV OUT, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL | Anonymous

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s government has pulled TV public service announcements that warned against talking to foreigners because they might be spies after critics charged the spots fueled xenophobia and aimed to tarnish those behind last year’s uprising.

The two spots ran on state and private television stations for a few days before Minister of Information Ahmed Anis ordered them off the air, a media official said Sunday.

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