Clashes kill 2 near Egypt-Libya border

Two people were killed during clashes between residents of an Egyptian town close to the Libyan border and security forces, security officials told AFP yesterday.
Residents of Sallum in western Egypt on Tuesday night blocked the main motorway heading to Libya to protest security restrictions on cross-border traffic and increased tariffs for lorries.
The move prompted security forces to intervene, leading to clashes that left two dead and four people injured, officials said.
By yesterday morning, dozens of Sallum residents again blocked the motorway to Libya, allowing access only to Libyan families returning home, the official said.