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Last update - 06:58 05/01/2008 Sinai lawmaker calls for calm after Bedouin man shot outside his home near the Israeli border By The Associated Press Tags: Sinai, Bedouin, Kerem Shalom  An Egyptian lawmaker called for calm Friday as at least a thousand angry Bedouin attended the funeral of a man killed near the desert border with Israel. On Thursday, 40-year-old Hamdan Suleiman Attaya was shot dead outside his home in el-Dahniya village just 300 meters from the Israeli border. "We cannot risk creating an international crisis on the borders, said Hisham Shaheen, representative for north Sinai in Egypt's parliament. We told them (the Bedouins) not to go out in massive rallies," he told The Associated Press. Advertisement Eyewitnesses said Attaya was shot by Israeli border guards at the nearby Kerem Shalom crossing, but Egyptian security officials investigating his death would only say that he was struck by a bullet from the other side. Following funeral ceremonies Friday attended by family members and local tribal leaders and dignitaries, Attaya's body was escorted to its final resting place in el-Masoura cemetery. "We are working on controlling our angry sons and people, said Shaheen adding that he and several other local politicians had sent a letter to the foreign minister asking him to help in containing the crisis and avoid any complications." The impoverished Bedouin of the northern Sinai have been restive for years, often demonstrating over neglect by the central government and the draconian security sweeps taking place in the wake of terrorist incidents. The Bedouin have also been implicated in the smuggling of drugs and people into Israel as well as weapons and explosives into the Gaza Strip Bookmark to del.icio.us   Remembering Anne Replica of Anne Frank annex opens in Liverpool church. After Iowa Is there room for both McCain and Giuliani's campaigns?   1.   This is terrible and I can understand their anger 00:02  |  Dutch 05/01/08   2.   #1 Dutch 00:47  |  howiej 05/01/08   3.   ISRAEL creating more enemies again 01:31  |  VIPER 05/01/08   4.   We`ll probably never know the details of this tragedy 01:38  |  newageblues 05/01/08   5.   duth the douche bag 03:51  |  danny AUSTRALIA 05/01/08   6.   re #4 `We`ll probably never know the details...` 05:01  |  Colin Wright 05/01/08   7.   # viper 05:22  |  danny 05/01/08   8.   It is still a war zone out there RIGHT ??? 06:58  |  M. S. 05/01/08   9.   this sort of thing will continue forever... 09:43  |  eric 05/01/08   10.   colin racist 15:13  |  larry from maine 05/01/08   11.   howiej 15:36  |  name 05/01/08   12.   To " larry from maine" 01:50  |  archmangle 06/01/08   13.   #7, DANNY, thats right 05:01  |  VIPER 06/01/08

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