Cairo ( CNN ) -- NEW : Cairo denounces `` these irresponsible acts , '' referring to the Cairo protests . The closures come after protests in front of the embassy . Throngs of Saudi call for the release of Saudi human rights lawyer Ahmed el-Gezawi . Egyptians officials say Ahmed el-Gezawi was arrested trying to smuggle pills into the country .
NEW : Cairo denounces `` these irresponsible acts , '' referring to the Cairo protests . The closures come after protests in front of the embassy . Throngs of Saudi call for the release of Saudi human rights lawyer Ahmed el-Gezawi . Egyptians officials say Ahmed el-Gezawi was arrested trying to smuggle pills into the country .