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November 18, 2004
Tunnel collapses near Rafah; at least 3 killed

JERUSALEM POST: Tunnel collapses near Rafah; at least 3 killed

Between three to five Palestinians were killed on Thursday when a tunnel collapsed near Rafah, on the border between Israel and Egypt, not far from the IDF's Tarmit outpost.

According to IDF officials, Palestinians informed the local District Coordination Office of a land collapse in which up to five Palestinians were buried.

Officials said it appears that the Palestinians were in the midst of digging a tunnel when the collapse occurred.

UPDATE:
Death toll is now up to 5.

UPDATE 2:
Three survivors arrested.

Posted by Laurence Simon at November 18, 2004 10:21 AM | TrackBack
Comments

Cool! Self-burying splodeydopes.

Posted by: LetThemEatCheese [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 18, 2004 10:42 AM

Sounds like a Zionist plot to me. Did you notice how none of them were Zionist?

Gimme a minute, I have to get this copy to al- Jezerra.

Posted by: torpedo_eight [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 18, 2004 05:29 PM

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