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08:42, April 28, 2009 |
Egyptian security forces discovered on Monday a new tunnel used for smuggling foodstuffs at the border with the Palestinian territory of the Gaza Strip.
The Egyptian authorities discovered the tunnel in Rafah town between Egypt and the Gaza Strip from the Egyptian side and confiscated different shipments of goods found at the entrance of the tunnel.
Witnesses told Xinhua that the security forces did not arrest suspects, adding that some officers are guarding the site until destroying it.
The Palestinians have been using the tunnels to smuggle food and other necessities into the Gaza Strip, which has been under Israeli blockade since June 2007.
Israel claims the tunnels are also used by the Islamist Hamas to smuggle weapons into the Gaza Strip to be used against the Jewish state.
Source:Xinhua
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