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| Egypt releases 17 Palestinians to Gaza |
| 2010-04-03 |
| [Ma'an] Egyptian authorities on Friday released 17 Palestinians who were detained for sneaking into Egypt last week, officials said, including 12 boys who were questioned about tunnel locations, leading to at least three closures. The boys, and five others, were returned to Gaza via the Rafah crossing without charge. Following their detentions on Monday, Egyptian police found what they said were three weapons smuggling tunnels and detained two smugglers. On Thursday, Egyptian forces said they found a weapons cache containing hundreds of explosives. Separately, Egyptian security detained a Palestinian traveler who allegedly smuggled 12 grams of narcotics into Gaza via the Rafah crossing. |
| Posted by:Fred |