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Egypt uncovers more smuggling tunnels
 [Ma'an] Egyptian authorities discovered two smuggling tunnels along the border with Gaza near Rafah and seized quantities of goods ready to be smuggled into the besieged enclave on Friday evening.Egyptian security sources told Ma'an that large quantities of water bottles and food products were seized. No one was arrested. Authorities have discovered and closed some 500 smuggling tunnels in 2009. Separately, Egyptian border police seized an African immigrant attempting to cross the border to Israel two kilometers to the south of the Kerem Shalom crossing, police said. The man, an Ethiopian citizen aged 25, said he paid 1,000 US dollars to a gang in return for smuggling him to Israel, where he planned to seek a work, according to police. Posted by: Fred 2010-01-03 |
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