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| Egypt seizes 17 tunnels along Gaza border |
| 2010-08-12 |
| AL-ARISH, Egypt (Ma'an) -- Egyptian forces took control of 17 tunnels along the Gaza border, a security source told Ma'an on Wednesday. Eight tunnels were seized overnight in the Salah Ad-Din border area, in which iron and cement prepared for smuggling into the Strip were found and confiscated. Two other tunnels were seized in Al-Sarsouriyeh, north of Rafah, and another seven in a nearby area, the security source added. The latest discoveries, Egyptian officials said, were part of a campaign underway to expose tunnels used by Palestinians to smuggle goods into Gaza. Approximately 450 smuggling tunnels have been seized since the beginning of July, as well as 11 tunnels used to transfer cars into Gaza, the source added. Funny how they're finding them all now that they don't need them any more... If the Israelis just open the one closest to the Med to the sea, and then dynamite the rest, they can have a new Suez Canal ... Since Israel imposed its blockade of Gaza in 2006, residents began digging a network of underground smuggling routes to transfer goods barred from import by Israel, among them construction materials. In response, Egypt began construction of an underground steel wall built to thwart smuggling efforts, which is scheduled for completion by the end of 2010. On Sunday, Egyptian government sources rebuffed rumors that smugglers had cut through the wall in continued efforts to bring goods into the Strip. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #2 Fill them with thousands of asps. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2010-08-12 20:28 |
| #1 I guess they didn't pay they bribes on time. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2010-08-12 15:39 |