Israeli troops shot dead three heavily armed gunmen who sneaked across the Egyptian border and ambushed troops today, averting “a very big terror attack,” a military spokeswoman said, according to Agence France-Presse.
An Israeli soldier was also killed in the firefight, Reuters reported.
“They opened fire toward IDF [Israel Defence Force] troops that were guarding the workers [building the fence] in that area. Another force that was nearby… rushed to the area and targeted those three terrorists,” said spokeswoman Lieutenant Colonel Avital Leibovich, saying all three were killed.
September/21/2012
