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2011-11-18 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

In Gaza, bridges are just above-ground tunnels

Gaza bridge collapse kills 2 workers, 4 injured

A pity. They were literally doing something meant to be constructive rather than destructive.

(Ma'an) -- A teenager and his relative were killed Thursday after a bridge they were building collapsed in central Gazoo.

Four other workers were maimed in the incident, one seriously, medical officials said.

The bridge, near al-Nuseirat refugee camp, was under construction when it caved in, locals told Ma'an.

The accident killed Zayed Subhi Abu Reyala, 31, and Suleiman Muhammad Abu Reyala, 15, front man of Gazoo's medical services Adham Abu Salmiya said.

Workers injured in the incident were taken to Gazoo's Shuhada al-Aqsa hospital after police and ambulances evacuated the maimed, he added. He named those injured as Hassan al-Nahhal, Khaled Abu Hammam, Nabil Abu Reyaleh and Bassam al-Arqan.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-11-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11139 views ] Top

#1 A pity. They were literally doing something meant to be constructive rather than destructive.

That would be the first.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-11-18 05:35|| 2011-11-18 05:35|| Front Page Top

#2 Are they certain it was a bridge? After all it "caved in". Sounds more like a cave, er tunnel

Posted by Deacon Blues 2011-11-18 07:18|| 2011-11-18 07:18|| Front Page Top

#3 so the Dead Load included two Gazans?

/geeky engineering humor

Posted by Frank G 2011-11-18 13:20|| 2011-11-18 13:20|| Front Page Top

#4 /me groans like an about-to-collapse bridge

Posted by SteveS 2011-11-18 17:51|| 2011-11-18 17:51|| Front Page Top

#5 Back to your room, Frank. There is an iphone app for calculating the loads on the bridge. Insh'Allah Development Co. Word on the street is that it is a Mossad plant.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2011-11-18 20:45|| 2011-11-18 20:45|| Front Page Top

#6 PUBLIC WORKS DEPT. OF THE ISLAMIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF GAZOO ...

versus

* CHINESE MILITARY FORUM > WNY PALESTINIANS [35% = East Jerusalem] WANT TO BE ISRAELI CITIZENS.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-11-18 21:54|| 2011-11-18 21:54|| Front Page Top

#7 They're lucky. It could've collapsed on a tunnel and took them out too.

Posted by tu3031 2011-11-18 22:20|| 2011-11-18 22:20|| Front Page Top

#8 heh heh.... I knew it would draw some groans

Posted by Frank G 2011-11-18 22:31|| 2011-11-18 22:31|| Front Page Top

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