Tobruk Security Forces Clash with Armed Smugglers at Egyptian Border

Security forces clash with smugglers near the Egyptian border

thomwestcott Libya Herald Correspondent

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.

Tripoli, 28 April 2014:

Tobruk security forces have clashed with armed smugglers near the border with Egypt.

The smugglers opened fire on the security personnel, who were undertaking a routine border patrol. They returned fire and apparently hit and injured some of the criminals.

The smugglers managed to flee the scene and escaped across the border into Egypt.

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