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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Seven injured as fire breaks out in Rafah tunnel
2010-01-17
[Ma'an] Seven Palestinians from Gaza suffered burns after a fire broke out in one of the smuggling tunnels in the border town of Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on Saturday.
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The seven injured were taken to An-Nasser and Ash-Shifa hospitals in Gaza City to undergo treatment for their injuries, sources at the Abu Yousef Najjar hospital told Ma'an.

In December three Palestinians were killed after a tunnel collapsed beneath the Egypt-Gaza border. The three were reported missing, and later found by rescue workers.

Smugglers maintain a large network of underground tunnels along the Rafah border, importing arms and ammo goods made scarce by an Israeli-led blockade of Gaza.

Accidents in the tunnels are frequent. According to the Palestinian human rights organization Al-Mezan, 120 people have been killed working in the tunnel trade since its inception approximately three years ago.
Posted by:Fred

#2  I see filling the tunnels with Nat Gas is working.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2010-01-17 12:57  

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Posted by: Scooter McGruder   2010-01-17 00:52  

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