Egypt-Gaza Strip border closed after 7 Egyptian policemen kidnapped

The mother of Egyptian border policeman Ahmed Abd el-Fadia, who was kidnapped last Thursday in northern Sinai, protests at the Rafah, Sinai, border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza strip, Sunday, May 19, 2013. Rafah, the main crossing point into the Gaza Strip, was closed by policemen Friday, barring people from going in or out of the Palestinian territory. Scores of protesting Egyptian police have also shut down the Awja commercial border crossing with Israel Sunday. Arabic reads, “Forbidden to approach.”

Egyptian border policemen shout at the closed Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza strip to protest the abduction of their colleagues last Thursday, in Rafah, Sinai, Egypt, Sunday, May 19, 2013. Arabic reads, “This is a strike and not a protest. Where is Morsi, Kandil and our brothers?” <AP Photo/Roger Anis, El Shorouk Newspaper>