By Xinhua,
Cairo : Egyptian security authorities on Sunday detained 24 Africans who tried to illegally cross into Israel, the Egyptian MENA news agency reported.
The group of infiltrators were discovered near the border with Israel and arrested by Egyptian security forces patrolling the border area, said the report.
On Tuesday, Egyptian border guards shot dead two illegal immigrants who tried to sneak into Israel.
Egypt’s eastern border in Sinai is the scene of frequent attempts by illegal immigrants of different nationalities to cross into Israel for work or smuggling.
Since the beginning of this year, Egyptian border guards have detained hundreds of infiltrators and even shot dead more than 20 of them in a bid to stop illegal immigrants sneaking into Israel via Sinai.
Meanwhile, at least two Egyptian policemen had been also killed during shootouts against human traffickers on the border with Israel.