[Ynet]. Military forces find, blow up 1,200-meter long tunnel with large amount of explosives, mortar shells; shaft opening located in smuggler's home.
Egyptian forces uncovered a 1,200-meter long tunnel running from the Gazoo Strip into the Sinai Peninsula with a large amount of explosives and mortar shells inside, the Paleostinian news agency Ma'an reported on Saturday. The shaft opening was located inside an apartment belonging to an Egyptian smuggler.
Egyptian army corps of engineers blew up the tunnel, which was reportedly equipped with telephone lines and electric lighting. Military officials said that they also had information on tunnels up to 3 kilometers deep located on Egyptian territory.
Earlier in January, Egypt began work on doubling the width of a buffer zone along the border with the Gazoo Strip to prevent turbans infiltrating from the Paleostinian enclave, security officials said. The buffer was initially planned to be 500 metres (546 yard) wide, but is now being expanded by another 500 metres.
The army has also stepped up destruction of tunnels from Gazoo that it says are used to smuggle arms, food and money by the Paleostinian turban group Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason,.
It says it has destroyed more than 1,600 tunnels since Morsi's ouster. |