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Politics : WAR on Terror. Will it engulf the Entire Middle East? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Scoobah who wrote (8000)11/17/2004 3:52:04 PM
From: Peter Dierks  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 32591
 
Sometimes events increase the importance of the topic. Thanks for the excellent forum, and the way you dispatch the duties of moderator. I thought the last ban was handled especially fairly.



To: Scoobah who wrote (8000)11/18/2004 8:25:13 AM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 32591
 
18/11/2004 Smuggling tunnel collapses in Gaza, burying several people

By The Associated Press

A tunnel used by Palestinian weapons smugglers along the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip collapsed on Thursday, burying several people inside, Palestinian and Israeli military officials said.


Israeli military sources said the tunnel collapsed while an unknown number of Palestinians were digging toward an Israel Defense Forces outpost near Rafah in south Gaza. The officials said the IDF would help in rescue efforts.

Palestinian officials said the tunnel collapsed as a result of heavy rains in the area overnight. They said five people, all from the same family, were trapped in the rubble.

They said the army had permitted two Palestinian bulldozers to enter the area to help dig out the people. Their conditions weren't immediately known.