Egyptian border guards kill two illegal immigrants near Israel border


www.chinaview.cn 2008-09-09 20:52:24

CAIRO, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian border guards shot dead two illegal immigrants who tried to sneak into Israel on Tuesday, the Egyptian official MENA news agency reported.

A third one was injured when the group of African immigrants refused to stop after being spotted south of the Rafah crossing by the Egyptian border patrol.

In a separate operation on Tuesday, Egyptian security authorities foiled an attempt by six Africans to illegally cross into Israel via the Egyptian border in the Sinai peninsula.

Egypt's eastern border in Sinai is the scene of frequent attempts by illegal immigrants of different nationalities to cross into Israel for work or smuggling.

Since the beginning of this year, Egyptian border guards have detained hundreds of infiltrators and even shot dead more than 20 of them in a bid to stop illegal immigrants to sneak into Israel via Sinai.

Meanwhile, at least two Egyptian policemen had been also killed during shootouts against human traffickers on the border with Israel.
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