AL-ARISH: An Egyptian hospital official says border guards have shot and killed an African migrant trying to cross illegally into Israel.
Imad Kharboush, head of the Northern Sinai ambulance department, says the Sudanese migrant ignored warning shots Monday and continued toward a barbed wire barrier south of the border crossing of Rafah.
Hundreds of Africans seeking political asylum and jobs try to cross from Egypt into Israel every year.
Amnesty International urged the Egyptian government to end the use of lethal force against migrants.
The organization said in a report in August that at least 19 Africans have been fatally shot this year. -AP
