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Last update - 02:24 29/02/2008 Teenage Egyptian Bedouin girl shot to death near Israeli border By The Associated Press Tags: Sinai, Israel, Egypt, Bedouin A teenage Bedouin girl was fatally shot on Thursday in the Sinai Peninsula near Egypt's border with Israel, an Egyptian security official and medics said. The girl, identified as 12-year-old Samah Nayyef Abu Garad, was hit in the head by a bullet, eyewitnesses and the security official said. "She was shot by a stray bullet from the other side of the border (Israel), due to the ongoing fighting today between the Palestinians and Israelis," the Egyptian security official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media. Advertisement A witness said Abu Garad was shot while standing near her home in the village of Umm Ammad, about 400 meters from the Israeli-controlled border point of Kerem Shalom and close to the Gaza Strip. Imad Kharboush, head of the emergency unit at el-Arish hospital, said Abu Garad was brought in a critical condition to the hospital and died a few minutes later of brain damage. In early January, an Egyptian Bedouin man fell dead from a bullet while standing in front of his house at el-Dahniya village, just 300 meters from the Israeli border. Witnesses at the time had said he was shot by Israeli border guards. Related articles: Egypt's Bedouin protest government mistreatment in Sinai Bedouin fatally shot near Egyptian border with Israel Sinai Bedouin seek entry into Israel after clash with Egyptian police Bookmark to del.icio.us   Power to the people Egypt plans to provide all of Gaza's electricity, to wean dependency on Israel. Calculated escalation Hamas has been trying for some time to create a balance of deterrence with Israel.   1.   What threat did this child pose to the security of Israel? 23:57  |  Maki 28/02/08   2.   nice shot 00:08  |  SNIPER 29/02/08   3.   israel has one less Bedouin to deal with! 00:23  |  lakshmi 29/02/08   4.   beware Egyptians, when no Palestinians are left .. 00:52  |  Leona 29/02/08   5.   Twelve year old teen shot. 00:58  |  Fred Locke 29/02/08   6.   IDF doing what it does best 01:48  |  gearoid 29/02/08

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