Unconfirmed: Shots at Cairo Embassy

Lebanese newspaper (but no other source) claims 22 shots were fired at Israel embassy in Cairo during Friday demo, identifies shooter.

by Gil Ronen and Maayana Miskin

Published: 28/08/11, 4:34 PM

Incident outside embassy.

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Shots were fired at the Israeli embassy in Cairo during Friday's anti-Israel demonstration, according to Lebanese newspaper a-Safir. The unconfirmed story is quoted by Dalit Halevi of Arutz Sheva's Hebrew-language service.

The report names the suspect in the shooting as Muhammad Abu Ria, a doctor by profession. He allegedly fired 22 shots at the embassy and then escaped in a car, with the assistance of the crowd that shielded him.

The story is not carried by any other news source and its veracity cannot be determined. Read the rest on: Arutz7

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