Three Israeli soldiers and an Egyptian security officer are killed near the countries' border, Israel and Egypt say, in an incident whose details remain unclear
An Israeli army statement said an investigation was being carried out "in full co-operation with the Egyptian army".An army statement identified the assailant as an Egyptian policeman, saying he was killed by Israeli troops after being found "in Israeli territory". / Photo: Reuters
The Israeli military said an Egyptian policeman shot and killed two of its soldiers while they secured a military post at the Egyptian border early on Saturday, after forces successfully thwarted a large smuggling attempt overnight. As soon as the two Israeli soldiers were discovered dead, the military treated the incident as a terrorist attack, said Eliezer Toledano, the Israeli military's Southern Command chief.
Egyptian and Israeli officials are probing the circumstances of the incident in full co-operation, the Israeli military and two Egyptian security sources said.
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