06 January 2010 - 14H51  

Gaza gunfire kills Egypt policeman: Egypt state TV
A picture released by the non-government organisation Viva Palestina, shows Egyptian riot police clashing with pro-Palestinan activists in the town of El-Arish. Gunfire from the Gaza Strip killed an Egyptian border guard, according to Egyptian state television.
A picture released by the non-government organisation Viva Palestina, shows Egyptian riot police clashing with pro-Palestinan activists in the town of El-Arish. Gunfire from the Gaza Strip killed an Egyptian border guard, according to Egyptian state television.

AFP - Gunfire from the Gaza Strip killed an Egyptian border guard on Wednesday, Egyptian state television said.

"Egyptian policeman dead after Palestinian fire in border zone," read the ticker on the television.

The 21-year-old officer succumbed to his wounds in hospital in the divided border town of Rafah, a security official said.

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