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| Egypt attack: Mexican victims' families arrive in Cairo | Egypt attack: Mexican victims' families arrive in Cairo |
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| A plane carrying the relatives of a group of Mexican tourists killed in an attack by the Egyptian army has landed in Cairo. | A plane carrying the relatives of a group of Mexican tourists killed in an attack by the Egyptian army has landed in Cairo. |
| Twelve people were mistakenly killed by Egyptian security forces in an anti-terror operation on Sunday. | Twelve people were mistakenly killed by Egyptian security forces in an anti-terror operation on Sunday. |
| Egypt says it mistook the tourists for Islamist militants, whom its forces were pursuing in the western desert. | Egypt says it mistook the tourists for Islamist militants, whom its forces were pursuing in the western desert. |
| It has apologised, but has insisted the group were in a restricted area. Local sources deny the claim. | It has apologised, but has insisted the group were in a restricted area. Local sources deny the claim. |
| Egypt has been battling Islamist militants for years, with attacks escalating since the 2013 ousting of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. | Egypt has been battling Islamist militants for years, with attacks escalating since the 2013 ousting of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. |
| Until recently most of the fighting has taken place in the Sinai Peninsula with occasional attacks taking place in Cairo and other cities. | Until recently most of the fighting has taken place in the Sinai Peninsula with occasional attacks taking place in Cairo and other cities. |
| 'Mistake' | 'Mistake' |
| Egyptian officials put the number of Mexicans killed at eight, but Mexico has so far only confirmed two dead. | Egyptian officials put the number of Mexicans killed at eight, but Mexico has so far only confirmed two dead. |
| They are Luis Barajas Fernandez and Maria de Lourdes Fernandez Rubio. | They are Luis Barajas Fernandez and Maria de Lourdes Fernandez Rubio. |
| The relatives of Rafael Bejarano Rangel, another Mexican who was part of the tour group, said they had been told by tour organisers that he was among those killed. | The relatives of Rafael Bejarano Rangel, another Mexican who was part of the tour group, said they had been told by tour organisers that he was among those killed. |
| How the attack unfolded | How the attack unfolded |
| Ten people, among them six Mexicans were also injured in the attack. | Ten people, among them six Mexicans were also injured in the attack. |
| Egypt has apologised for the incident, which Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said took place "by mistake as the state continues to fight terrorism". | Egypt has apologised for the incident, which Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said took place "by mistake as the state continues to fight terrorism". |
| Egypt's ambassador to Mexico City, Yasser Shaban, said the tourists' 4x4 vehicles resembled those used by the militants the security forces were chasing. | |
| 'Spiritual journey' | 'Spiritual journey' |
| David Diaz Bejarano, the nephew of Rafael Bejarano Rangel, said that his relatives regularly travelled to the area. | David Diaz Bejarano, the nephew of Rafael Bejarano Rangel, said that his relatives regularly travelled to the area. |
| "They've been going to Egypt for the past 10 years and every year they go to this place once or twice, it is not the first time," he told BBC Mundo. | "They've been going to Egypt for the past 10 years and every year they go to this place once or twice, it is not the first time," he told BBC Mundo. |
| He said that his uncle was a musician who saw himself as a shaman and that he had met some of the other members of the group during a spiritual retreat. | He said that his uncle was a musician who saw himself as a shaman and that he had met some of the other members of the group during a spiritual retreat. |
| He said that his uncle's idea of travelling to the western desert was to find space to reflect. "It was a spiritual journey," he said. | He said that his uncle's idea of travelling to the western desert was to find space to reflect. "It was a spiritual journey," he said. |
| Mr Bejarano Rangel's mother, Maricela Rangel, is among those wounded. | Mr Bejarano Rangel's mother, Maricela Rangel, is among those wounded. |
| According to relatives, Ms Rangel was the one who had been organising the trips from Mexico to Egypt for a decade. | According to relatives, Ms Rangel was the one who had been organising the trips from Mexico to Egypt for a decade. |
| They said that she had been using the same group of guides, whom she trusted. | They said that she had been using the same group of guides, whom she trusted. |