15 migrants shot dead at Egypt-Israeli border

The 15 migrants were shot dead under mysterious circumstances

15 migrants were found dead at Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula near the Israeli border on Sunday after being shot dead. Security sources confirmed that the migrants were shot dead, but the circumstances surrounding the shooting was still unclear.

“Fifteen bodies of Africans shot dead were found at dawn on Sunday south of [the town of] Rafah,” said Nth Sinai Health Ministry Representative Tariq Khatir.  “We also found eight people who were wounded but whose condition is stable.”

Egyptian authorities have launched a military campaign against a military uprising at the Sinai Peninsula that is a major route for African migrants trying to reach Israel despite dangers.