Palestinian shot dead by Egyptian forces near Gaza border

[oberliner]

GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Egyptian military forces late Friday shot and killed a Palestinian at the Rafah border between Egypt and Gaza, witnesses and an official said.

Witnesses told Ma'an Egyptian soldiers opened fire at four Palestinians in the al-Salam neighborhood of Rafah, killing one and arresting the other three.

Gaza health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra said in a statement that a 23-year-old Palestinian was shot dead and taken to Abu Yusif al-Najjar hospital in Rafah.

The motive behind the shooting was not immediately clear.

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=751331

[King_David]

1. It's from Maan so may not be correct or factual.

I'll see if I can find a reliable source.

[oberliner]

2. Egyptian troops kill Palestinian youth infiltrating from Gaza: sources

GAZA (Reuters) - Egyptian border troops shot dead a Palestinian youth as he tried to cross illegally from the Gaza Strip on Friday, Palestinian and Egyptian sources said.

http://news.yahoo.com/egyptian-troops-kill-palestinian-youth-infiltrating-gaza-sources-081816569.html

[King_David]

3. Thanks.

It seems to have occurred but didn't make as much news headlines as when a Palestinian is shot on one of the other Gaza borders.

[Mosby]

4. shot and killed for crossing a border

Pretty harsh, even for Egypt.