EGYPTIAN ARMY DESTROYS NEW BATCH OF BORDER TUNNELS
Gaza, 13 Syawal 1434/20 August 2013 (MINA) – Egyptian army destroyed Monday morning a number of tunnels on the Palestinian-Egyptian border to the south of the Gaza Strip to mark the toughest campaign carried out by the military for months.
Eyewitnesses in Rafah said “Egyptian excavators east of Rafah city destroyed five underground tunnels, three of which are used to smuggle building materials and others goods and food commodities.”
They said “after the tunnels were bombed, gush of water have been poured into them;” explaining that “thunderous sounds of explosions were heard at intervals coming from the border area, while smoke was seen rising from there,” according to AlQASSAM report monitored by Mi’raj News Agency (MINA).
“The army destroyed a house and block walls to four farms nearby; heavy presence of tanks backing the excavators and unusual active movements of the military vehicles were seen along the border,” they said.
Our reporter quoted the residents of the locality affirming that the Egyptian army mined and destroyed at least one tunnel Monday evening in the vicinity of Unknown Soldier square,
while deploying security forces in said area and closing roads. He added that they inspected vehicles passing by. (T/P012/E1)
Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)
