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Egyptian police shoot Eritrean trying to cross border into Israel
By Reuters
Egyptian police shot dead an Eritrean trying to illegally enter Israel overnight, a security source said on Saturday.
Police shot Henna Mohammed Mohammed, 24, in the thigh as he tried to cross into Israel south of Rafah, disregarding police orders to stop. He later died of his wound, the source said.
Egypt's eastern border is the scene of frequent attempts by Egyptians and foreigners to cross into Israel to smuggle goods or search for work. Police have opened fire at many of the migrants and had previously killed at least on Sudanese, one Eritrean, and one Turk this year.
Last week, hundreds of people, including refugees, their Israeli supporters and human rights activists, took part in a march in Tel Aviv on Friday to protest the state's treatment of refugees and to demand they receive education, health care, welfare and other social benefits.
The march began on Rothschild Boulevard and ended outside the Cinematheque with a "protest carnival," partially aimed at illustrating the social and cultural wealth the refugees bring to Israel.
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