Dead Sudanese Alert

Published: August 8, 2007, 6:52 am

If I were Sudanese (I “experimented” with many things in college, but never that), I’d take my vacations anywhere but Egypt: The body of a slain Sudanese refugee was found hands and feet tied up near Egypt’s border with Israel in the early hours Wednesday, an Egyptian police official said. The refugee was identified as Ibrahim Abdullah Yahia Mohammed, 30, the police official said…. Mohammed’s body was covered in bruises and wounds, the official said. It was discovered in the village of El-Tawayal, some 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) from the Rafah border crossing. The official said police was investigating the killing. He stated it is not uncommon for human traffickers to kill illegal migrants who refuse to pay fees due. It’s not uncommon for the Egyptian army to kill them either. Maybe they’re just upset about Darfur.

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