CAIRO: The US Embassy in Egypt has offered monetary compensation to the family of a man shot dead by American naval personnel in the Suez Canal.
In the March 24 incident, a security team on a ship contracted to the US Navy fired on several motor boats after warning them not to approach, killing Egyptian Mohammed Fouad.
The embassy says the US ambassador met with the family Thursday and offered an apology and LE 750,000, or about $140,000. In return, the family agreed not to sue the US government.
The slain man s brother-in-law, Hussein Abdel-Aaly, says he felt pressured to accept the offer and that his lawyer wasn t allowed in the room when the deal was agreed upon.
