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Egyptian police find 100 kilograms TNT cached near Gaza border |
2008-02-19 |
Egyptian security forces on Monday uncovered an explosives cache containing 100 kilograms of TNT hidden in sacks near the country's volatile border with the Gaza Strip, a police officer said. The cache, found buried a few feet deep in the soil in a deserted area of the northern Sinai peninsula, came after police acted on a tip from local Bedouins, said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to media. The find took place near Sheik Zuwiyed town, some 25 kilometers west of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. The Bedouins led the authorities to the location of the explosives. A total of three sacks of TNT were found, the official said. Smuggling across the border into Gaza or Israel has long provided a livelihood for some Bedouin. Weapons, cigarettes and foreigners seeking jobs in Israel are all taken surreptitiously across the border. |
Posted by:Fred |
#6 Another. four words this time "Wedding cancelled, wrong sex. " |
Posted by: Redneck Jim 2008-02-19 21:40 |
#5 "Unused Rubbers for Sale, Wedding Cancelled" There you go, six words exactly. |
Posted by: Redneck Jim 2008-02-19 13:20 |
#4 So now they've pissed off the Bedouins too? |
Posted by: tu3031 2008-02-19 08:49 |
#3 Boom stash found. Nobody around |
Posted by: Frank G 2008-02-19 08:04 |
#2 That should have read, No boom. Can't find whom. What can I say, except Hemingway was probably a bottle and a half of whiskey ahead of me when he offered, Baby shoes for sale. Never used. (I paraphrase from memory) |
Posted by: phil_b 2008-02-19 06:15 |
#1 And in response to Hemingway's challenge to write a story in 6 words, I offer you a story in 5 words (and it rhymes, KMA Hemingway). No boom, can't find whom. |
Posted by: phil_b 2008-02-19 03:15 |