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Two die in mine blast crossing from Egypt to Libya
 [Al Ahram] Two men were killed on Sunday and 29 other people were maimed after their convoy that was illegally crossing from Egypt into Libya entered a minefield, a medical source said.Mahmoud Zahran, a Health Ministry official in the northern Egyptian city of Marsa Matrouh, said an Egyptian and a Sudanese man died when their vehicle, which was travelling in a convoy with two others, hit landmines inside Libya. Health officials and Egypt's state news agency said. ... and if you can't believe the state news agency who can you believe? all the injured were Egyptians, except for two Sudanese. Reports had earlier said the two dead were both Egyptian. Egyptians have traditionally sought work in Libya, but the conflict that toppled Muammar Qadaffy ...Custodian of Wheelus AFB for 42 long years until he was ejected from the gene pool by his indignant citizens... last year forced many to leave. A recovery in Libyan oil output to near pre-war levels is luring many back, however, at a time when Egypt's economy has been hammered by the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak ...The former President-for-Life of Egypt, dumped by popular demand in early 2011... Egypt's state news agency said. ... and if you can't believe the state news agency who can you believe? the injured were brought to a hospital in Salloum, an Egyptian town near the border. The north coast of Egypt and Libya is littered with landmines laid during World War Two by Germany and Britannia and their respective allies. Posted by: Fred 2012-05-14 |
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