US Troops With Riot Training Being Deployed To Egypt. ....WHY?




(KCEN) -- A group of soldiers are preparing for their 

deployment to Egypt with riot training on post. They're 

planning ahead for violent protests or riots and the possibility 

of protecting the country's border with Israel.Soldiers 

encountered Molotov cocktails and other dangerous items in 

the training.Lt. Matthew Wilkinson says, "Just what I've seen 

over the course of the past week than we were a week ago."

=PFC Perez Alexander says, "We want to be as professional 

as possible... Know what we're doing."They wrap up training 

today before preparing to ship out in the near future.