August 20, 2011 12:12 PM

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Egypt to withdraw envoy from Israel

Egypt says, it is withdrawing its ambassador to Israel over the deaths of five of its policemen on the two countries' border. The five were killed as Israeli troops pursued Palestinian militants blamed for deadly attacks in southern Israel on Thursday. Egypt says it holds Israel responsible for the incident, demanding an investigation and an apology. The Israeli authorities have promised to investigate the deaths.

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