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Egypt continues to destroy Gaza tunnels: Army
Egypt continues to destroy Gaza tunnels: Army
More tunnels linking Egypt and Gaza destroyed by army in campaign to stop
smuggling of weapons and militants
Ahram Online , Monday 24 Feb 2014
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/95071/Egypt/Politics-/Egypt-continues-to-destroy-Gaza-tunnels-Army.aspx
The Egyptian army has destroyed eight more tunnels used for smuggling along
the border with the Palestinian Gaza Strip, an army spokesman said on
Sunday.
Almost 1,300 tunnels have been destroyed since January 2011.
The army seized weapons including five remote detonators, a defensive
grenade F1 and a machinegun, army spokesman Ahmed Ali added.
Few of the hundreds of tunnels running under the border, which the
authorities say are used by militants in Egypt and the Palestinian enclave
to smuggle weapons and insurgents, are still open.
The demolition campaign has sparked alarm in the Gaza Strip which heavily
relies on the underground tunnel network to smuggle goods, including
building material and fuel, into the area which has been blockaded by Israel
since 2006.
Egypt says the closing down of the tunnels, which started over a year ago
and a half, is part of a crackdown against Islamist militants in the border
Sinai Peninsula who authorities say have links to extremists in the
Palestinian territory.
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