The Latest: Mexico condemns deaths of citizens in Egypt

FILE - This September 2012 file photo shows desert safari driver Ahmed Bakrin building a small fire to make mint tea before sunset during a trek through the Great Sand Sea outside the Egyptian oasis of Siwa, roughly 450 miles (about 725 kilometers) southwest of Cairo. At least 12 people were killed and 10 injured in Egypt's southwestern desert Sunday, Sept 13, 2015, when security forces mistakenly fired on a group of Mexican tourists, Egyptian officials said. The Mexican Foreign Ministry confirmed the incident and said at least two of the dead were Mexican nationals. (AP Photo/Kim Gamel, File) FILE - This September 2012 file photo shows desert safari driver Ahmed Bakrin building a small fire to make mint tea before sunset during a trek through the Great Sand Sea outside the Egyptian oasis of Siwa, roughly 450 miles (about 725 kilometers) southwest of Cairo. At least 12 people were killed and 10 injured in Egypt's southwestern desert Sunday, Sept 13, 2015, when security forces mistakenly fired on a group of Mexican tourists, Egyptian officials said. The Mexican Foreign Ministry confirmed the incident and said at least two of the dead were Mexican nationals. (AP Photo/Kim Gamel, File)

By Associated Press September 14, 2015 2 min read

The latest developments after Egyptian troops mistakenly opened fire on a group of Mexican tourists on a safari in the country’s western desert. All times local:

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Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zaid says Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri spoke by telephone Monday morning with his Mexican counterpart Claudia Ruiz Massieu and explained to her the circumstances that surrounded the incident, saying the tourists were in a restricted area and the army and police were chasing militants who were in SUVs similar to those used by the tourists. Shukri assured Massieu that the Interior Ministry is investigating the incident and that the Egyptian government will extend all possible assistance, including medical treatment for the injured and transporting the bodies of the dead back to their home country.

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