Egyptian forces mistakenly kill Mexican tourists
CAIRO – Egyptian security forces have mistakenly killed 12 people – including Mexican tourists – while chasing jihadists in the country's vast Western Desert, drawing condemnation and calls for an investigation from Mexico.
A joint police and military operation Sunday chasing terrorist elements had mistakenly targeted four pick-up trucks carrying Mexican tourists, the interior ministry said in a statement. The ministry did not give a breakdown of the casualties but said the incident led to the death of 12 Mexicans and Egyptians and wounding of 10 others.
“The area they were in was off-limits to foreign tourists,” it added. The Mexican foreign ministry said at least two Mexican tourists were killed. “Mexico condemns these incidents against our citizens and has demanded an exhaustive investigation about what happened from the government of Egypt,” President Enrique Pena Nieto said on Twitter.
The Mexican ambassador had visited five other nationals being treated at the Dar al-Fouad Hospital in a western Cairo suburb, where they were listed in stable condition, according to the Mexican Foreign Ministry. The ministry gave few details about what happened, saying an undetermined number of Mexican tourists were attacked "in circumstances that are still not clear.
Mexico's foreign minister was scheduled to give a press conference later Monday.
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