Egypt apologizes for killings of tourists, compares Mx Drug war to Egyptian terrorism

Lucio R. Borderland Beat Republished from Ahram Online

Egypt accidentally bombs Mexican tourists,  8 killed, and 6 wounded,   bodies returned to Mexico via presidential aircraft:  “An Open Letter from Egypt to the People of Mexico”

Tamaulipas couple are among those shot, the husband died, wife injured

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry addressed the people of Mexico in an open letter that is set to be published in major Mexican newspapers on Wednesday regarding the accidental killing of Mexican tourists on a safari trip in Egypt last Sunday.

The letter, first published on Tuesday on the foreign ministry’s official page on Facebook, is titled “An Open Letter from Egypt to the People of Mexico”.

Shoukry expressed his condolences and sympathy to the Mexican people, describing the victims as “innocent lives”.

Shoukry said that the loss of a family member is “unimaginable”, adding that Egypt can understand the grief the Mexicans are feeling as Egyptians have seen “numerous innocent civilian lives lost due to terrorist violence”.

The foreign minister assured in his letter that Egyptian security forces are the "most cautious and careful when it comes to preserving the lives of others".

He added that Egypt is still in the process of investigating what happened, asserting that the authorities are "unequivocally committed" to uncovering the precise details of what he described as a “tragedy”.

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