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Sunday, November 15, 2015
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, November 15, 2015
Egypt police kill 15 Sudanese migrants at Israel border
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEL-ARISH, Egypt — Egyptian officials in the Sinai Peninsula say police killed 15 Sudanese migrants and wounded another eight who were trying to jump the border fence into Israel.
The officials say police opened fire on the migrants Sunday after they ignored warning shots and sprinted toward the fence. The security forces arrested another eight Sudanese migrants who were not wounded.
Israel’s Interior Ministry says more than 45,000 African migrants and asylum seekers are in Israel. Many say they are fleeing conflict and persecution and are seeking refugee status. Israel says most are economic migrants.
All Egyptian officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak to the media.
— AP
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