Egyptian protesters storm Israeli embassy

Egypt has declared a state of alert after protesters broke into the building housing Israel's embassy in Cairo, RIA Novosti reports.

They tore down a security wall around the 21-storey building and dumped hundreds of documents out of the windows.

More than 500 people were injured as protesters clashed with security forces backed by armored cars overnight, health officials said.
The unrest began after Friday prayers when thousands of people gathered in Cairo’s central Tahrir Square, calling on the ruling military council to speed up the pace of political reform following the ouster of former President Hosni Mubarak in February.

Israeli ambassador Yitzhak Levanon, his family and other embassy staff have returned to Israel aboard a military plane.