3 Israeli soldiers, Egyptian officer killed in gunbattle at the border

A gun battle involving an Egyptian border guard in southern Israel along the border left three Israeli soldiers and the Egyptian officer dead Saturday, officials said. It was a rare instance of deadly violence along the frontier.

Lt.-Col. Richard Hecht, an Israeli army spokesperson, said the fighting began overnight when soldiers thwarted a drug-smuggling attempt across the border.

Hecht said the killings appeared to be connected to the thwarted drug smuggling attempt. The army said the Egyptian border guard was killed in a second exchange of fire in which a third Israeli soldier was killed. Hecht said an investigation was being conducted in full co-operation with the Egyptian army. He said troops were searching for other possible assailants.The Israeli army said one of the killed soldiers was a woman.

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