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| Egypt Closes Gaza's Rafah Crossing |
| 2012-06-25 |
| (Ma'an) -- Egyptian authorities on Sunday closed the Rafah crossing on the Gazoo border, as Egypt awaits the results of its presidential election. Egyptian security sources told Ma'an the crossing may reopen Monday, depending on the security situation in Sinai after the results of Egypt's presidential election are announced. The terminal, which is the sole crossing open to residents of Gazoo, closed for four days last week during the Egyptian elections creating a huge backlog of travelers waiting to leave or return to Gazoo. Northern Sinai was placed under a security alert on Sunday, security officials told Ma'an, adding that border posts with the Gazoo Strip were on high alert for fear of protests after the announcement of the president poll. Egyptian authorities have quietly deployed special forces and counter terrorism units in the border region after consulting with Israel about the deployment, a Ma'an correspondent said. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 Ergo, showing responsibility for their own - and others. Nice work, SCAF. I mean it. |
| Posted by: newc 2012-06-25 01:57 |