Egyptian forces kill 12 tourists "by accident"

Egyptian security forces killed 12 Mexicans and Egyptians and injured 10 “by accident”, mistaking a tourist convoy for militants they were chasing in the country’s western desert, the ministry of interior said.

At least two Mexicans were killed, Mexico’s foreign ministry said in a statement.

A joint force from the Egyptian police and military was chasing militants in the vast western desert, which borders Libya, when it inadvertently opened fire on the convoy.