Israeli-Egyptian border in Sinai, witnessing shootings from time to time (French)
A spokeswoman for the Israeli army said shots were fired across the border from Egypt on Sunday and hit an army bus, but without casualties.
The Egyptian security source said that officials were investigating "allegations that an Israeli sniper shot from inside the Egyptian territories near the Egyptian-Israeli border at an Israeli passenger bus, causing no injuries."
The attack, fueling fears of the retreat of the Israeli security in the Sinai after the popular uprising that overthrew the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in February 11 last year.
The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has semi-Sinai region of the American West during the nineteenth century when the lawless, but his government has expressed more confidence in the ability of the new Egyptian government to restore security.
Last month, gunmen - the Israeli military said they crossed into Israel from Sinai - fire on the Israelis are building a fence along the border, killing one of the workers before being shot dead two soldiers of the attackers.
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