Two Egyptian policemen killed by Israelis
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-06-04 08:39
CAIRO, June 3 -- Two Egyptian policemen were shot deadon Friday morning by
Israeli border guards on the Egyptian-Israeliborders, the official MENA news
agency reported on Saturday.
An investigation has revealed that the two Egyptian policemenwere killed on
the Egyptian side of the borders, Egyptian securityauthorities were quoted as
saying.
However, Israeli border guards had pulled the bodies of the twoEgyptian
policemen to the Israeli side in a cover-up action thataimed at supporting
claims they were killed on the Israeli soil,said MENA.
The bodies of the two Egyptian non-commissioned officers,identified as
Mohamed Badawi Mohamed Sadiq and Ayman al-SayedHamid, have been transferred to
Mubarak Military hospital in Al-Arish.
Later on Friday, the Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz reported thattwo Egyptian
policemen were killed and a third fled back to Egyptin a firefight with Israeli
troops after crossing the border.
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