At least two Israeli tourists died today and several people were wounded in an “indiscriminate” shooting by Egyptian police in the northern Mediterranean city of Alexandria, in an action that also cost the life of a local guide and coincided with a war between the Islamist Hamas movement and Israel, the agency said EFE source of security.

A policeman who has already been arrested He opened fire “indiscriminately with his pistol at a group of Israeli tourists.”which resulted in the death of two and injuries to others,” said the source, who wished to remain anonymous.

According to the source, andThe shooting occurred in the Pompeo Column area.in the Al Manshaya area of ​​Alexandria, and was carried out by an officer in charge of security in the area, with no currently known motive for the officer to shoot at a group of tourists.

In a statement, the Israeli Foreign Ministry confirmed that a “local resident” opened fire on a group of Israelis in Alexandria, causing “the murder of two Israeli citizens and a local Egyptian guide.” The text indicates the number of Israelis injured per tourist.

Still Egyptian government didn’t respond considering this information.

This action against Israeli tourists is very unusual for an Arab country. which they regularly visit, especially the Sinai Peninsula, in the east of the country and on the border with Israel.

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Last June, an Egyptian police officer managed to enter Israeli territory and killed three Israeli soldiers, in an action that resulted in the death of the attacker and forced the Israeli army to acknowledge internal violations along the border.

The event was isolated and did not cause diplomatic tension between Israel and Egypt. whose leaders reaffirmed the importance of bilateral ties for stability in the region and called on them to work together to try to clarify what happened.

(according to information from EFE)