Sunday, December 28, 2008

Egyptian Guard, Palestinian Man Killed At Gaza Border

Smoke rises after an Israel air strike in Gaza Strip, December 28, 2008.
(Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters)

From Reuters:

RAFAH, Egypt (Reuters) - An Egyptian border guard and a Palestinian youth were killed during border clashes between Hamas and Egyptian security forces on Sunday in turmoil triggered by Israel's assault on Gaza.

An Egyptian security source said forces of the Palestinian Hamas group had also shot an Egyptian policeman in the leg.

The incidents took place near the main border crossing between Egypt and Gaza, where Egyptian riot police fired in the air to try to drive back Palestinians who had managed to penetrate the border wall.

The events are likely to aggravate tense relations between Hamas and the Egyptian government, which says that Hamas is largely to blame for the Israeli onslaught. Israeli air strikes have killed nearly 300 people in Gaza in two days.

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My Comment: Arabs shooting at Arabs .... this is panic with the situation now completely out of control.

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