TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Two residents Israel and a citizen Egypt died inside shooting carried out by a police officer in Mediterranean City, according to local media reports on Sunday 8 October 2023.
An Egyptian policeman opened fire on tourists in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, killing at least two Israeli citizens and one Egyptian who was their tour guide.
An Egyptian was also injured in the shooting, which was the first attack on Israelis in Egypt in decades. Egypt’s interior ministry did not respond to a request for comment.
Television channels Extra Newswhich has close ties to Egypt’s security agencies, quoted an unnamed security official as saying that another person was injured in an attack on an Israeli tour group at the site of Pompey’s Pillar in Alexandria
The alleged attacker was detained and the scene of the attack was cordoned off, according to Extra News.
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A video circulating on social media shows at least three ambulances taking victims to hospital.
Israel’s Zaka rescue service reported two people dead in Alexandria.
Sunday’s attacks came as Israel carried out bombings in the Gaza Strip while fighting Hamas fighters, killing up to 250 Israelis after crossing into Israeli territory.
At least 313 Palestinians were killed in a series of Israeli bombings in the Gaza Strip, which Israel has besieged for the past 16 years.
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2023-10-08 10:45:00
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