The federation of Egyptian tourism agencies has compensated the families of three out of eight Mexican tourists who were “mistakenly” killed by security forces last year, officials said on Monday. “The families of three of the victims have each received a bank transfer worth $140,000,” Ahmed Ibrahim, treasurer of the Egyptian Travel Agents Association told AFP. The payment was made following an agreement reached last week between the Mexican families and the tourist federation that legal charges would not be filed against Egypt. “Negotiations are underway with the other five families in order to close the case definitively,” Ibrahim said. Foreign ministry spokesperson Ahmed Abu Zeid confirmed that an agreement has been reached with the three families. Ibrahim added that the federation of Egyptian tourism agencies agreed to compensate the families after an investigation into the incident had been carried out and concluded that the federation was responsible for the Mexicans’ death. Eight Mexican tourists and four Egyptian guides died after Egyptian security forces opened fire on four SUVs that were navigating the Western Desert on their way to Bahariya oasis in September last year. The tourist convoy was bombed…
Egypt Compensates Three of Eight Families of Mexican Tourists ‘Accidentally’ Killed
May 10, 2016
