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Fri, 2010-12-24 01:47
The victims — two Egyptians and their Jordanian helper — were among a group of people who planned to enter Syrian territory illegally, the sources said. The Jordanian border guards opened fire on the group Wednesday after they refused to stop killing two Egyptians and the Jordanian who was supposed to guide them to the Syrian territory, the sources said. At least 10 of the infiltrators belonging to more than one nationality were arrested by the Jordanian authorities and were being interrogated. On previous occasions, people reportedly infiltrated through the Jordanian-Syrian border on their way to Iraq for fighting against the US-led invasion troops stationed there.
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