The bodies of 48 Egyptian workers trying to illegally cross the border into Libya were found in the desert on Friday, according to the Libya Herald. The Libyan Red Crescent has so far recovered 19 of the bodies, of whom seven have been identified, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said. The ministry is working on returning the bodies and continues to follow up with Libyan authorities to identify the rest.

Also near the Libyan border on Friday, three Egyptians were reportedly accidentally killed in a military air strike, AP says, noting that “it was not the first time civilians have been killed in Egypt’s fight against Islamic insurgents near the Libyan border.” Egypt’s military is yet to formally comment on the incident.