Israel disclosed today two incidents of shooting from the Egyptian side of the Suez Canal at Israeli workers on the east bank. The first shots were fired Sunday afternoon and the shooting was repeated Monday afternoon, a military spokesman said. In both instances the targets were Israeli surveyors working on a rampart adjacent to the canal. Israel classified the shootings as “minor incidents” and said they most likely could be attributed to a trigger-happy Egyptian soldier.
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