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Two Paleos snuffed in Rafah tunnel...
Two Palestinians died when an Israeli army patrol Friday, February 14, blew up an underground tunnel between the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah and the border with Egypt, Palestinian security sources said. The men were identified as Ziad al-Shaaer, 24, and Mohammad Qishta, 20. G'bye, boys. Tough when that happens, ain't it? An army spokeswoman confirmed troops had blown up a tunnel in the area but claimed they had no knowledge that Palestinians had been killed in the controlled explosion. "It's a regular procedure that every time we discover a smuggling tunnel, we demolish it," she said. "If some jughead happens to be in it at the time, that's his tough luck." The border is one of the flashpoints of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the army has been demolishing dozens of houses in the sector claiming they hide the entrances to tunnels. Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-02-15 |
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