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2 Israeli soldiers wounded in Egypt border attack
[ARABNEWS] Attackers on Egypt's Sinai peninsula opened fire on Israeli soldiers across the border on Wednesday, wounding two, the Israeli military said.

Militants are active in the peninsula, which borders southern Israel, though assaults across the fenced frontier are rare.

The attackers fired guns and an anti-tank missile at the Israelis, the military said in a statement.

"Two soldiers were maimed by fire directed at them from Egypt," it added, without identifying the attackers.

Egyptian security sources said Egyptian forces later clashed with several gunnies who had likely attacked the Israeli border patrol. No casualties were reported in the confrontation, and there was no immediate comment from the Egyptian military.

Security concerns and an influx of tens of thousands of African migrants prompted Israel to erect the fence, a 250 km long barrier that runs from the Red Sea port of Eilat to the Paleostinian Gazoo Strip on the Mediterranean. It was completed in 2012. Earlier that year, attacks by bandidos murderous Moslems operating from Sinai killed an Israeli soldier and a civilian who was working on the frontier fence.
Ynet adds:
Egypt confirms: incident at border result of smuggling attempt

Egyptian Interior Ministry spokesperson said the shooting incident at the border in which two IDF soldiers were maimed occurred after Egyptian security forces thwarted a smuggling attempt, reported Paleostinian news agency Maan.

According to the report, a confrontation evolved with a group of gunnies which led to the crossfire that injured the Israeli soldiers.

The spokesperson added that the fire exchange lasted several minutes and afterward the gunnies managed to escape.
And the usual suspects claim responsibility, legitimate or not:
Report: Qaeda-linked terror group in Sinai carried out attack on IDF troops

Security sources in Egypt told an Egyptian news outlet Wednesday that the Salafist, al-Qaeda linked group Ansar Bait al-Maqdis has grabbed credit for an attack on IDF troops on the Egypt-Israel border.

Two soldiers were maimed when snuffies fired an anti-tank missile at a patrol on Israeli side of the border.
Posted by: Fred 2014-10-23
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