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exico City:
Mexico's president called on Egypt Sunday to conduct an "exhaustive" investigation after at least two Mexican tourists were mistakenly killed by Egyptian security forces chasing jihadists.
The foreign ministry said the Mexican ambassador to Egypt visited five other nationals being treated at the Dar-el-Fouad Hospital in a western Cairo suburb, where they were listed in stable condition.
Egypt's interior ministry said security forces killed 12 people and wounded 10 others, including Mexicans and Egyptians, who were traveling in four pick-up trucks in the Western Desert. It did not indicate how many Mexicans were hit.
"Mexico condemns these incidents against our citizens and has demanded an exhaustive investigation about what happened from the government of Egypt," President Enrique Pena Nieto said on Twitter.
Pena Nieto said he ordered his foreign ministry to deploy more diplomats to Egypt to assist the victims and their families.
"For the moment, we regrettably confirm the death of two Mexican nationals in this incident," Mexico's foreign ministry said in a statement, adding that it was working on identifying them.
The foreign ministry gave few details about what happened, describing it only as a "grave incident" in which an "undetermined" number of Mexican tourists were attacked.
The foreign ministry said the Mexican ambassador to Egypt visited five other nationals being treated at the Dar-el-Fouad Hospital in a western Cairo suburb, where they were listed in stable condition.
Egypt's interior ministry said security forces killed 12 people and wounded 10 others, including Mexicans and Egyptians, who were traveling in four pick-up trucks in the Western Desert. It did not indicate how many Mexicans were hit.
"Mexico condemns these incidents against our citizens and has demanded an exhaustive investigation about what happened from the government of Egypt," President Enrique Pena Nieto said on Twitter.
Pena Nieto said he ordered his foreign ministry to deploy more diplomats to Egypt to assist the victims and their families.
"For the moment, we regrettably confirm the death of two Mexican nationals in this incident," Mexico's foreign ministry said in a statement, adding that it was working on identifying them.
The foreign ministry gave few details about what happened, describing it only as a "grave incident" in which an "undetermined" number of Mexican tourists were attacked.
