Mon, 04 Jan 2010
Cairo (Earth Times - dpa) - A group of Bedouin opened fire at government buildings in northern Sinai, injuring several government employees, al-Arabiya television reported Monday. The attack, which occurred late Sunday, was in retaliation for the deaths of two Bedouins during a recent security crackdown, the station reported on its website.
The security headquarters and local council for the Egyptian province of North Sinai were among the buildings hit by gunfire, al-Arabiya said. Cultural and educational offices were also hit.
An unknown number of Ministry of Interior officers were injured in the shooting, the station reported.
Witnesses said the attack was in retaliation for the deaths of two Sinai Bedouin shot while fleeing from security forces two days ago.
Egyptian security forces said the two, Mohammed Wali and Salma al- Talimi, were drug smugglers trying to cross illegally into the Gaza Strip.
Witnesses told al-Arabiya that the families of the slain men left their funerals angry and shot up the government buildings.
Relations between Sinai's Bedouin and the Egyptian state have been strained in the decades since Sinai returned to Egypt. Many Bedouin complain of high-handed treatment from security forces, and that the Egyptian government's economic policies favor citizens from the Nile Valley.
Cairo (Earth Times - dpa) - A group of Bedouin opened fire at government buildings in northern Sinai, injuring several government employees, al-Arabiya television reported Monday. The attack, which occurred late Sunday, was in retaliation for the deaths of two Bedouins during a recent security crackdown, the station reported on its website.
The security headquarters and local council for the Egyptian province of North Sinai were among the buildings hit by gunfire, al-Arabiya said. Cultural and educational offices were also hit.
An unknown number of Ministry of Interior officers were injured in the shooting, the station reported.
Witnesses said the attack was in retaliation for the deaths of two Sinai Bedouin shot while fleeing from security forces two days ago.
Egyptian security forces said the two, Mohammed Wali and Salma al- Talimi, were drug smugglers trying to cross illegally into the Gaza Strip.
Witnesses told al-Arabiya that the families of the slain men left their funerals angry and shot up the government buildings.
Relations between Sinai's Bedouin and the Egyptian state have been strained in the decades since Sinai returned to Egypt. Many Bedouin complain of high-handed treatment from security forces, and that the Egyptian government's economic policies favor citizens from the Nile Valley.
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