An Egyptian security official said large numbers of security forces were heading to Egypt-Israel border area in a bid to stave off any further Bedouin strife. According to the AP, dozens of armored vehicles have already arrived at the border following violent clashes between angry Bedouins and police that led to killing of three Bedouins and injury of at least five policemen.
Bedouins also looted and burned several checkpoints along 15 kilometers of Egypt-Israel borders south of Rafah Tuesday and seized a total of 70 members of the security forces in separate incidents. They later freed most of them.
