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Egyptian police shoot Eritrean trying to cross border into Israel

By Reuters

tags: border, police, Egypt, Israel

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.

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