Israeli army kills 2 gunmen on Egypt border

Jerusalem, June 2 : Israeli soldiers killed two gunmen dressed as Egyptian army officers who attacked them on Israel's border with Egypt today, an Israeli military spokeswoman said.

The gunmen were part of a three-person squad that stormed across the frontier at dawn near Israel's Mount Saguy, opposite the Egyptian border town of Bir el-Ma'in, Lieutenant Michal Luft said.

The third gunman fled back over the border, she said.

Reuters