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| Egypt attack: Mexico confirms eight nationals died | Egypt attack: Mexico confirms eight nationals died |
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| A Mexican official confirmed on Tuesday that eight Mexican tourists were among the 12 people who died in an attack by the Egyptian army. | A Mexican official confirmed on Tuesday that eight Mexican tourists were among the 12 people who died in an attack by the Egyptian army. |
| The 12 were mistakenly killed by Egyptian security forces in an anti-terror operation on Sunday. | The 12 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' |
| Two of the dead have been identified as Luis Barajas Fernandez and Maria de Lourdes Fernandez Rubio. | Two of the dead have been identified as Luis Barajas Fernandez and Maria de Lourdes Fernandez Rubio. |
| Another one of those dead is believed to be Rafael Bejarano Rangel, whose relatives were told by tour organisers that he was among those killed. | Another one of those dead is believed to be Rafael Bejarano Rangel, whose relatives were told by tour organisers that he was among those killed. |
| Reyna Torres, who heads the Mexican foreign ministry's department for the protection of nationals abroad, said forensic test were still being carried out on the other bodies. | Reyna Torres, who heads the Mexican foreign ministry's department for the protection of nationals abroad, said forensic test were still being carried out on the other bodies. |
| Ten people, among them six Mexicans were also injured in the attack. | Ten people, among them six Mexicans were also injured in the attack. |
| Mexico's Foreign Minister Claudia Ruiz Massieu has travelled to Cairo with some of the relatives. | |
| She will visit survivors of the incident and also meet Egyptian officials "to obtain first-hand information that would clarify the circumstances of this deplorable event", according to a foreign ministry statement. | |
| Bahariya oasis | Bahariya oasis |
| The tour group had been travelling in a convoy of four 4x4s near the Bahariya oasis, a popular tourist location. The organisers said they had stopped for a picnic when the group was attacked. | The tour group had been travelling in a convoy of four 4x4s near the Bahariya oasis, a popular tourist location. The organisers said they had stopped for a picnic when the group was attacked. |
| The interior ministry said an Apache helicopter targeted the tourists "by mistake". | The interior ministry said an Apache helicopter targeted the tourists "by mistake". |
| Egypt's ambassador to Mexico City, Yasser Shaban, said the tourists' 4x4 vehicles resembled those used by the militants the security forces were chasing. | 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 his relatives regularly travelled to the area. | David Diaz Bejarano, the nephew of Rafael Bejarano Rangel, said 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," 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," he told BBC Mundo. |
| 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. |