Tunnel uncovered in Gaza (Archive)
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4 Egyptians arrested in tunnel under Gaza-Egypt border
Egyptian police detain men as they attempted to cross border to Gaza, transfer them for military prosecution
Police arrested four Egyptians early Saturday as they attempted to illegally cross the Egypt-Gaza border through an underground tunnel, police said.
Breached Border
Meir Ohayon
State, security establishment concerned by rising rates of infiltration from Egypt, and especially by Israelis’ involvement in incidents
The four men were arrested at dawn and were transferred to the Suez Canal city of Ismailiya for military prosecution, police officer Mohammed Badr said.
No weapons or drugs were seized in the arrest. It is not immediately clear why the four were trying to cross into the Palestinian territory of Gaza.
On Friday, an explosion collapsed a tunnel under the Egypt-Gaza border, trapping five alleged terrorists inside and killing at least one.
Four Egyptian policemen and five Palestinians were arrested last week for allegedly trying to smuggle ammunition and hand grenades into the Gaza Strip.
Israel pulled out of Gaza last year, turning control of the coastal strip's borders over to Palestinian and Egyptian officials. Since then, Israel has said smuggling of weapons and explosives across the Egypt-Gaza border has increased.
