Mexico's foreign minister arrived in Egypt early Wednesday morning seeking answers in the wake of the deaths of eight Mexican tourists after Egyptian security forces mistakenly attacked a desert safari.
Egyptian officials initially claimed the convoy of SUVs had wandered into an off-limits area of Egypt's western desert, where Egyptian forces were involved in pursuing militants, when the incident happened on Sunday.
The incident, among the deadliest involving tourists in Egypt, comes as the country is trying to revive its vital tourism industry after the turmoil following the 2011 uprising that toppled President Hosni Mubarak .
Egypt has mainly been battling insurgents in the northern Sinai Peninsula, on the other side of the country, where Islamic militants stepped up attacks on security forces after the military ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in 2013 amid massive protests against his rule.