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| Egypt: Shots fired at crew building Gaza wall |
| 2009-12-18 |
| [Ma'an] Government workers constructing a massive metal barrier along the Egypt-Gaza border came under fire from Palestinian gunmen on Thursday, Egyptian security sources said. The gunfire came from the Palestinian side of the border, damaging some construction equipment but causing no injuries, the sources said. The incident took place north of the Rafah border crossing, they said. It was revealed last week that Egypt is constructing a steel wall along the border that will extend underground in an attempt to cut off a network of smuggling tunnels. The tunnels are a lifeline for Palestinians living under an Israeli-led blockade. Hamas-allied security forces on the Palestinian side declared a state of emergency, sources reported. On the Egyptian side, a large number of security officers and armored vehicles were reportedly dispatched to the area where the shooting took place. In a separate incident on Thursday, an Egyptian soldier was killed on the border with Israel in a shootout with smugglers, Egyptian security sources said. The smugglers were spotted attempting to bring drugs and African migrants into Israel across a barbed wire fence one kilometer south of the Kerem Shalom crossing point, on the Gaza border, the sources said. The dead soldier was identified as Muhammad Adel Ahmad, 22, from Cairo. The alleged smugglers escaped. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 So shoot back. |
| Posted by: mojo 2009-12-18 13:58 |
| #2 The Egyptians are dying? Nice folks in gaza. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-12-18 11:15 |
| #1 Is that the wall that they are not building? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-12-18 06:57 |