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Last update - 19:28 30/01/2008 Egyptian police kill two Africans during bid to cross into Israel By Reuters Tags: African refugees, Israel  Egyptian police shot dead two migrants from the Ivory Coast and arrested six other Africans as they tried to slip across the border into Israel illegally overnight, Egyptian security sources said Wednesday. "An Egyptian security patrol saw a youth of about 22 years old and a girl of about 18 trying to get over barbed wire dividing Egypt and Israel," one of the sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity. "When they were asked to stop, they refused and tried to flee in the direction of Israeli territory, leading police to open fire on them," the source said. Advertisement The sources said Egyptian security men also detained four Eritrean women and two Ethiopian men who tried to enter Israel elsewhere along the border. Sinai is a main conduit for traffickers trying to take mainly African migrants to Israel for work or asylum. Police have opened fire at many of the migrants, killing several last year. Earlier this month, Egyptian police shot dead another migrant from Ivory Coast who was trying to cross into Israel. In December, people traffickers shot dead an Egyptian soldier in an exchange of fire at the border. Bookmark to del.icio.us   Holocaust row U.K. Tory chief draws fire for calling school visits to Auschwitz a gimmick. 5 Stops in Galilee Rock hares, peach orchards, a taste of the past, and walking the Jesus trail.   1.   These Killings Are Unnecessary 19:35  |  MIKE 30/01/08   2.   Egypt has no problem shooting African children in the back 20:29  |  Avi 30/01/08   3.   Bloody racists 20:37  |  Gromek 30/01/08   4.   Egypt Army of pussies shooting at unarmed but running from Hamas 21:48  |  disgusted in Cairo 30/01/08   5.   Israel and the world are accomplices in this crime 22:59  |  Shlomo from Tel-Aviv 30/01/08   6.   People simply looking for a better life 23:21  |  Dan 30/01/08   7.   Let us see when the face up to Hamas...? 23:47  |  Stephen. 30/01/08   8.   EGYPT following israels barbaric ways 00:46  |  VIPER 31/01/08   9.   Kill Africans trying to get in but allow Terrorists free entry? 00:52  |  Jon 31/01/08   10.   They kill Africans looking for work, but don`t stop terrorists? 02:07  |  Richard S 31/01/08   11.   #7 viper`s FAKE and MURDEROUS indignation 04:18  |  CK Tan 31/01/08   12.   But they can`t seem to keep the real criminals out of Sinai 04:21  |  William 31/01/08   13.   2 billion a year to protect Israel 05:11  |  Joe 31/01/08   14.   killings 05:25  |  chilly willy 31/01/08   15.   #11, CK TAN, wrong as usual 00:13  |  VIPER 01/02/08

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