From: Biniam Tekle (biniamt@dehai.org)
Date: Mon Mar 29 2010 - 07:46:59 EST
http://www.france24.com/en/20100327-egypt-police-kill-two-eritrean-migrants-israel-border
Egypt police kill two Eritrean migrants at Israel border
An Egyptian border guard is pictured in 2008. Egyptian police shot dead two
Eritreans on Saturday as the would-be migrants tried to cross the border
illegally into Israel, a security official told AFP.
*AFP - *Egyptian police shot dead two Eritreans on Saturday as the would-be
migrants tried to cross the border illegally into Israel, a security
official told AFP.
Four people were also wounded during the shooting, including one who was in
a critical condition, and another person was arrested.
"Police fired warning shots first and, when (the migrants) refused to stop,
the police were forced to shoot them," the official said.
Two Eritreans aged 33 and 31 died on the spot, while the wounded, also
Eritreans, were taken to El-Arish hospital in north Sinai for treatment, the
official said.
Egypt has stepped up controls on the 250-kilometre (150-mile) border, a
major trafficking route for migrants from Africa, but it has drawn criticism
for its readiness to use force to stop illegal crossings.
Earlier this month, the United Nations urged Egyptian forces to stop
shooting African migrants trying to enter Israel. Around 60 have been killed
in such incidents in the past two and half years
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