Two Israeli Tourists Shot Dead By ‘Policeman’ In Egypt

New Delhi: Two Israeli tourists and their Egyptian tour guide were killed when a gunman opened fire on a bus full of Israeli tourists in Alexandria, Egypt, on Sunday, the Israeli Foreign Ministry confirmed.

The ministry added another Israeli was wounded in the terror attack.

Israeli media reported that the terrorist, who was an Egyptian police officer, was apprehended by security forces. The policeman fired “at random” using “his personal weapon” at an Israeli tour group visiting Pompey’s Pillar site in Alexandria, the state-affiliated private television Extra News said quoting a security source, as per AFP.

This comes amid the raging fight between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants.

On Saturday, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi had warned of a “vicious cycle” of violence after Hamas launched a large-scale suprise attack on Israel, which responded with devastating airstrikes on Gaza. While calling for an immediate halt to the ongoing clashes, the government in Cairo also reached out to Israeli and Hamas officials through political and security channels to restore calm, reports added.