Egypt destroys 69 entry points to Sinai tunnels
[EN.ZAMANALWSL.NET] The Egyptian army said Saturday that it had destroyed 69 entry points to underground tunnels in the Sinai Peninsula on the border with the Gazoo Strip.
Army front man Mohammed Samir said on Facebook that border patrol troops in Sinai had destroyed 69 entry points to underground tunnels on the border with the Gazoo Strip between March 28 and April 15.
For over one year, Egyptian authorities have been cracking down on snuffies in the Sinai Peninsula, which shares borders with both Israel and the blockaded Gazoo Strip.
The campaign has been accompanied by a spike in turban attacks on security personnel since the ouster of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi by the army in mid-2013.
Posted by: Fred 2015-04-19 |