Israel apologizes for killing 6 Egyptian policemen during cross-border shootout with militants

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"Israel’s defense minister has formally apologized to Egypt for the killing of six Egyptian police officers during a cross-border shootout with militants suspected of carrying out deadly attacks in Israel.

Ehud Barak issued the apology after a joint Israeli-Egyptian investigation.

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Mohamed Amr said Wednesday that Israel expressed “deep regret and apology” and issued condolences to the families of the police officers shot by Israeli security forces along its shared border in August.

The incident sparked a diplomatic spat between the two countries."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/israel-apologizes-for-killing-6-egyptian-policemen-during-cross-border-shootout-with-militants/2011/10/12/gIQAXtzbfL_story.html