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Sinai bus blast fears played down
Egyptian authorities say there has been a serious incident near the airport used by the multinational observer force in the Sinai Peninsula. Initial reports indicating that a bus had exploded, causing casualties, have been denied by officials. | "Nope, nope, didn't happen. It was just a backfire. A really big backfire." |
A blast reportedly occurred outside an airport at al-Gorah, the force's main camp in the north of Sinai. The Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) monitors Israeli and Egyptian adherence to the Camp David Accords.
A vehicle carrying force personnel appeared to be hit by a blast about 1km outside the base which is near the town of el-Arish. Egyptian officials said that the explosion was likely to have been caused by an unexploded landmine left over from conflicts with Israel, but this could not be confirmed. | I see. The bus didn't blow up, it was the landmine that blew up. The bus was just a innocent bystander. |
Sinai was the scene of three Arab-Israel wars between 1956 and 1973. Under 1978 peace accords between Israel and Egypt, both sides undertook to maintain the Sinai as a demilitarized zone. The MFO operation is not run by the United Nations. | You can tell because it's been reasonably sucessful. |
Posted by: Steve 2005-08-15 |
