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2016-04-01 Africa North
Egypt destroys a long smuggling tunnel in the Sinai
[Ynet] Amidst talks between Egypt and Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, regarding the border situation, a 3 km tunnel was found by Egyptian security forces containing weapons, engineering equipment and generators.

The Egyptian border guard destroyed a three kilometer long tunnel between Rafah, Egypt and the Gazoo Strip, one of the longest tunnels discovered at the border between the Gazoo Strip and the Sinai Peninsula, according to Egyptian security sources Thursday.

The tunnel's opening point, located in the house of an Egyptian smuggler from the Al Barazeel neighborhood in Rafah, Egypt is made out of concrete and steel. In addition to high quality engineering equipment, lighting, generators and communications devices were found.

The Ma'an Paleostinian news agency reported that armaments such as mortars were found inside the tunnel. Egyptian security sources did not rule out the possibility that this tunnel was intended for military purposes.
Is there a civilian purpose for mortars? Fireworks maybe?
Supporting fire for weddings.
Egyptian media accused Hamas and its military wing, the Izz ad-Din Al-Qassam Brigades of having something to do with the tunnel. This tunnel was found as an additional round of talks between a Hamas delegation to Cairo and the Egyptian general intelligence were being held. The Hamas delegation returned on Wednesday from the talks in Cairo. The talks focus on the border situation between the Gazoo Strip and the Sinai Peninsula, as well as the smuggling tunnels that the Egyptians are combating.

Egyptian media reported that Egyptian commando forces managed to kill the person considered the number two man in ISIS's Sinai branch, Mohammad Mada'an, in battles in central Sinai .This information has not yet been authenticated.
Posted by trailing wife 2016-04-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ]  Top
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#1 An appropriate response would have been to make the Hamas "negotiators" walk back to Gazoo at gunpoint in the tunnel, then blowing it up
Posted by Frank G 2016-04-01 07:37||   2016-04-01 07:37|| Front Page Top

#2 This tunnel was found as an additional round of talks between a Hamas delegation to Cairo and the Egyptian general intelligence were being held

That would have made an interesting PowerPoint presentation.
Posted by Pappy 2016-04-01 10:51||   2016-04-01 10:51|| Front Page Top

#3 Sounds like a dandy outfall tunnel for raw sewage.....but which way would it go?
Posted by AlanC 2016-04-01 11:29||   2016-04-01 11:29|| Front Page Top

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