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Africa North
Egypt Uncovers 2 Gaza Border Tunnels
2007-04-09
RAFAH, Egypt (AP) - Egyptian authorities uncovered two new tunnels along the border with the Gaza Strip and arrested a Palestinian man trying to cross through one, a security official said Sunday.
Tunnel rats have been busy, haven't they. Must be lots of gardens in Rafah with new soil deposited every day.
Officials found the tunnels in the border city of Rafah in the Sinai Peninsula. Capt. Mohammed Badr of the North Sinai Peninsula police said officials found food and water in the tunnel the man was using. He said the man, in his early 20s, was being questioned.

Another tunnel was discovered inside a residential area in Rafah, according to Badr. He said security forces did not seal off the second tunnel because they hoped to arrest more people trying to sneak into or out of Egypt.
Oh that's going to work well.
Posted by:Steve White

#11  Yes, sewage problem, meet tunnel solution.
It will give new meaning to scum of the earth.
Posted by: wxjames   2007-04-09 21:33  

#10  Covert to a much needed use: subterranean sewage storage and distibution networks.
no need to verify occupancy status.....
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2007-04-09 15:59  

#9   Check musta bounced.
Posted by: Snoluns Ebboluth3749   2007-04-09 15:45  

#8  That would be a waste of cement. My vote is for a cheap and easy backfill using natural gas. Once pumping conductance indicates a slight back pressure (i.e., tunnel filled), drop in an ignitor.

Have reconnaisance posted to observe which building in Gaza explodes and go from there. When entire city blocks of familes or group dwellings get charbroiled, they'll begin to reconsider the wisdom of allowing tunnel portals in their neighborhood. Charred skeletons left inside the tunnel would serve as grim reminders to anyone entering them.

What I do not understand is why the IDF doesn't used ground penetrating sidescan radar to detect these conduits. It's a no brainer.
Posted by: Zenster   2007-04-09 15:21  

#7  Fill them with Nitrogen and see how far they get.

I'd rather fill them with very wet cement - at about 4000PSI. See where it fountains out in Gaza. Anyone caught IN the tunnel wouldn't stand a chance, and will serve as a reminder for others.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2007-04-09 13:17  

#6  Fill them with Nitrogen and see how far they get.

Mix in a little CO2 with that nitrogen and you get a very common mine gas called "black damp." Black damp is the reason coal miners used to take canaries with them. It can kill you.
Posted by: Mike   2007-04-09 12:14  

#5  I'm surprised Hamas hasn't set up toll booths...
Posted by: tu3031   2007-04-09 11:39  

#4  Thermobarbic explosives: Google it!
Posted by: Excalibur   2007-04-09 09:11  

#3  Fill them with Nitrogen and see how far they get. Deniable, too!
Posted by: gorb   2007-04-09 03:46  

#2  Tunnel rats have been busy, haven't they. Must be lots of gardens in Rafah with new soil deposited every day.

Where are they putting all that dirt? If it is identifiable it would point at who is doing the digging.
Posted by: gorb   2007-04-09 03:45  

#1  Wouldn't want anyone cutting into their take, eh?
Posted by: Zenster   2007-04-09 03:12  

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