Ottawa (CNN) -- The Canadian government will begin trying to evacuate as many as 6,000 of its citizens from Egypt as early as Monday using chartered flights bound for Europe.
"The situation in Egypt is highly unpredictable and some demonstrations have turned violent," Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon told reporters in Ottawa. "The government has evacuation plans in place for Canadian citizens who wish to depart. Our government is making arrangements to provide transportation to locations in Europe".
The minister said flights to Europe will begin as early as Monday.
Canadians will be expected to pay for these charter flights and will be responsible for their own travel onward from Europe.
In addition, the Canadian government continued to urge the Egyptian president to be responsive to the calls for democratic reforms and freedoms. CNN
