Egyptian police arrest 15 African migrants heading for Israel

Egyptian police arrested 15 African migrants on a road to the Sinai peninsula on Thursday as they tried to make their way to Israel, Egypt's national news agency, MENA, reported. The migrants were reportedly discovered hiding inside a truck that was stopped at a police checkpoint by the Suez bridge. The report said the 15 were from Eritrea, Ghana and Sudan, and that arrangements were under way for their deportation.