埃及安全部队打死两名墨西哥游客

Egyptian security forces have killed 12 people, including Mexican tourists, after mistakenly opening fire on the visitors while the forces were pursuing terrorists in Egypt\'s western desert.

The Mexican Foreign Ministry said at least two of the dead were Mexican nationals.

Egypt said in a statement the dead were Mexican and Egyptian, but did not break down the death toll by nationalities.

The statement also said the area the tourists were in was "off limits to foreign tourists."

Rasha Azazi, a spokesperson for the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism, said the involved tour company did not have the proper permits and did not inform authorities that the tourists would be in the Farafra area. Azazi told the Associated Press that all trips to Farafra have to be cleared by authorities.

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has demanded an investigation into the deadly incident.

墨西哥外交部说，至少两名墨西哥人被打死。

埃及发表声明说，被打死的是墨西哥人和埃及人，并没有说明究竟有多少墨西哥人死亡。

声明还说，事件发生地区是禁止外国游客进入的。

埃及旅游部发言人阿扎兹说，涉及这一事件的旅游公司没有许可证，而且没有事先通知有关当局游客将进入法拉弗拉地区。阿扎兹对美联社说，所有进入法拉弗拉地区的旅游团都必须得到当局批准。

墨西哥总理涅托要求对这起致命事件展开调查。