Egypt guard injured in clash at border
[Ma'an] An Egyptian guard was shot by a smuggler amid clashes along the Israel-Egypt border on Friday, security sources said.
The officer was identified as Salameh Ibrahim, 22. He was hospitalized in Rafah with a bullet wound to the leg.
Fierce clashes erupted after Egyptian forces discovered a group of African migrants approaching a fence at Israel's border.
Egyptian authorities were investigating the incident.
Posted by: Fred 2010-04-03 |