The families of the eight Mexican tourists killed by mistake in Egypt last year will be compensated, Mexico’s foreign ministry declared in a statement on Tuesday. The statement asserted that the families had reached an agreement with the Egyptian Travel Agents Association (ETAA) to receive compensation. In September 2015, the eight Mexicans tourists were killed by mistake after coming under heavy fire from an Egyptian aircraft in the western desert. The agreement between the families’ lawyers and the ETAA stipulates that the latter will pay “financial compensation” to the victims’ families after the end of Eid Al-Adha. The agreement was reached after the intervention of both governments, according to the statement.

Source: Daily News Egypt September 14, 2016 16:30 UTC