Egyptian guards kill African man trying to cross into Israel

Egyptian officials say border guards fatally shot an African man as he tried to illegally cross into Israel.

A security official says the guards fired into the air Friday to warn the African trying to get across the border barbed wire. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak to the media. He says the man didn't respond to the warning shots.

Dr Imad Kharboush of the emergency medical unit in North Sinai says the 22-year-old Togolese died from a bullet wound in the head.

Hundreds of Africans seeking political asylum and jobs try to cross from Egypt into Israel every year.

Human Rights Watch recently said that since June 2007, Egyptian guards have killed nearly three dozen migrants, including a 7-year-old girl.