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killed. he was an egyptian carpenter at the embassy. he was killed by gunfire when he left his house two weeks ago. the state department said there were conflicting reports on ali s death. he disappeared on january 28th, but his death has just now been confirmed. secretary of state hillary clinton issued a statement today. she said mr. ali was a carpenter in the facilities office with 1 years of dedicated service. 18 years. we join his family, friends and colleagues in egypt in mourning his loss. as the world was waiting to see if egyptian president hosni mubarak would step down from power, there were people waiting here in washington, as well, with friends and family in that city. one woman in potomac had to decide whether to keep her plans to fly there. melissa melai with more on that story. reporter: jim, he was supposed to fly to cairo tonight, wanting to be part of tomorrow s protests after a day of watching and waiting, though, she had to cancel today s flight. she