EL-ARISH, Egypt (AFP) — Egyptian police shot and wounded an Ethiopian man on Wednesday as he tried to cross the border illegally into Israel, a security official said.
The 28-year-old man was shot in the foot by police south of the border town of Rafah. He had failed to stop following police warnings, the official told AFP.
“He was taken to El-Arish hospital (in north Sinai) for treatment and his condition is stable,” the official said.
This year, Egyptian forces have killed at least 16 people among groups trying to cross into Israel from the Sinai in search of work. The latest casualties included a Sudanese girl aged 7 who was shot dead last month.
Dozens of illegal immigrants, mostly Africans, have also been arrested in the past year.
The 250-kilometre (155-mile) frontier between the two countries is notoriously porous and is often used by drugs smugglers and people traffickers.
Last Monday, gunmen trying to smuggle a group of African immigrants into Israel shot dead an officer in Egypt’s border police.
In February, human rights group Amnesty International slammed Egypt’s use of force at the border.
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It has become customary for the Egyptian police to shoot at our Eritrean and Ethiopian brothers and sisters.
I suggest we stand united and kick those merciless bastard Arabs.
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July 9th, 2008 at 9:41 PM
It is sad that our people of both Eritrea and Ethiopia are in the situation they are now, when we know they could live comfortobly in their respective countries. What a shame! aye weyane! metchem legziew mn yedereg?
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July 10th, 2008 at 12:42 AM
I was in Egypt last week for the African Union(AU) Summit that was held in Sharm el Sheik.What I have observed there is that Egyptian are not good for Ethiopian.If they know that you are from Ethioipia,they started to treat u differently.They thought that you are there to divert Nile river.So,the shoting both on the Ethiopian and Eritrean citizens are an indication how they hate us.Now,it is good to use other alternatives than going to the desert country of Egypt who also have a big problem of communication.Lets think twice before travelling to Egypt,specialy as an Ethiopian.They are geoulous against Ethiopian.Lets take care.
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July 10th, 2008 at 6:58 AM
#1 & # 2 Our people of both Eritrea and Ethiopia ?
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July 10th, 2008 at 11:45 AM