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Africa North
Egypt uses water cannon as Paleos storm border
2008-07-03
RAFAH, Gaza Strip - Egyptian security forces used water cannon on Wednesday to keep thousands of Palestinians from storming across the border from Gaza, where Israel was due to ease a punishing blockade by opening crossings and allowing in truckloads of supplies. 'Egyptian security forces are using water cannons to control thousands of Palestinians who are trying to enter Egypt,' a Palestinian security official said, adding that calm was later restored.

Egypt had deployed dozens of extra troops near the Rafah crossing itself and many more along the border with the Gaza Strip. Witnesses on the Gaza side of the border said hundreds of Palestinians had stormed the border terminal in Rafah as Israel was easing the blockade of the impoverished territory. Six members of Egyptian security forces were lightly injured when Palestinians threw rocks at them, the official said, adding that Egypt later gave security forces an order 'not to respond to Palestinian provocation.'
Pity.
'This was done in agreement with Hamas in the Gaza Strip who have taken control of the situation,' the official told AFP. 'Palestinians are angry because they say the numbers being allowed into Egypt are limited,' the official said.

He said no Palestinians had entered Egypt from Rafah on Wednesday and just over 200 had entered on Tuesday, adding: 'Palestinians had expected that many more would be allowed in.'
Posted by:Steve White

#9  Use sea water - they'll itch for days. Besides, there's PLENTY of that.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2008-07-03 12:39  

#8  Will someone please call the ACLU & PETA!
Posted by: Icerigger   2008-07-03 11:56  

#7  Reminds me a movie where two actors have been catured by Touareg guerrillas in Sahara and propose to enact the classic "water bucket overr the door" number so one goes out of the scene while the other preperes to fill the bucket. But the chief Touareg disagrees: "It is a crime to squander water, use camel piss instead".
Posted by: JFM   2008-07-03 11:55  

#6  Is Heavy Water?
Fire fur effect!
Gimme a wiff of Perrier!
Posted by: .5MT   2008-07-03 11:37  

#5  Quagmire!
Posted by: anonymous5089   2008-07-03 08:33  

#4  I thought I read an article that told of the Egyptian police throwing rocks back at the paleos.

I don't know, the whole thing is very...palestinian.
Posted by: bigjim-ky   2008-07-03 08:26  

#3  Egypt uses water cannon as Paleos storm border

It'll take more than water to sanitizes paleos.
Posted by: RD   2008-07-03 00:48  

#2  "...Palestinians from storming across the border from Gaza, where Israel was due to ease a punishing blockade by opening crossings and allowing in truckloads of supplies."

To be followed by rocket attacks in 5, 4, 3, .....
Posted by: USN,Ret. (from home)   2008-07-03 00:17  

#1  They were probably afraid that if they were washed, they would melt.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2008-07-03 00:13  

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