#englishnews <br /><br />News Article :-<br />Two Israeli tourists and their Egyptian guide have been shot dead in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, the Israeli foreign ministry says.<br /><br />Another Israeli was wounded in the attack on Sunday morning, which the ministry said a "local" carried out.<br /><br />There was no immediate confirmation from Egyptian authorities.<br /><br />But the private Extra News TV channel reported that a policeman had opened fire on a group visiting an ancient Roman site known as Pompey's Pillar.<br /><br />The assailant fired "at random" using his personal weapon, it cited a security source as saying, adding that he was detained at the scene.<br />Footage of the aftermath of the attack posted on social media showed at least two people apparently dead on the ground at an archaeological site.<br /><br />The Israeli foreign ministry said it was working with Egyptian authorities in order to return the Israeli citizens to Israel as soon as possible.<br /><br />The shooting happened a day after the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel, sending hundreds of gunmen across the frontier from Gaza and launching thousands of rockets.<br /><br />At least 350 people are reported to have been killed in Israel, while another 313 people in Gaza have been killed in retaliatory Israeli air strikes.<br /><br />Egypt was the first Arab country to make peace with Israel in 1979, but Israeli policies towards the Palestinians make it unpopular with many Egyptians.<br /><br />In June, an Egyptian police conscript killed three Israeli soldiers near the two countries' border. Egypt said he exchanged fire with the soldiers while chasing drug smugglers, but Israel said it was a terrorist attack.
