Secret tunnels found near Gaza
2007-11-07 21:26
Ismailia - Egyptian security forces discovered six smuggling tunnels linking Egypt with the Gaza Strip this week, including one with an entrance concealed in a private home, security sources said on Wednesday.
One tunnel was found in a house used by a Palestinian
resident of the Egyptian border town of Rafah who told police of
the location of four other tunnels.
The sources said the tunnels appeared not to have been used for some time.
A sixth tunnel, found in an agricultural area, contained
large quantities of cigarettes and tobacco used in traditional
Arab water pipes.
Israel has accused Egypt of not doing enough to stop
smuggling into Gaza.
Egypt has said weapons, ammunition and drugs smuggling
through the tunnels have declined since the Islamist Hamas
movement took control of the Gaza Strip in June.