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Egyptian forces kill 12, mistaking Mexican tourists for militants

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Mexico is calling for an "exhaustive" investigation into the mistaken killing of several of its citizens by Egyptian security forces. Mana Rabiee reports.

Added on the 14/09/2015 19:23:17 - Copyright : Reuters EN

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