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Last update - 16:17 11/11/2006 Egypt uncovers tunnel under Gaza border used for smuggling arms By The Associated Press Egypt on Friday discovered a weapons-smuggling tunnel under its border with Gaza. Egyptian security officials said the tunnel began in the bedroom cupboard of a Egyptian of Palestinian origin who lives in northeast Sinai. The tunnel ran 700 meters and emerged in the Gaza house of one of his relatives, the officials in this north Sinai town quoted the man as telling his interrogators. Advertisement The officials identified the man as Raed Seif Barhoum and said he had finished the tunnel last month. Barhoum, who is under arrest, has confessed to using the tunnel to smuggle weapons and explosives into Gaza, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to talk to the press. Security officials confiscated US$13,000 and some automatic rifles from his house. Police also arrested an alleged partner of Barhoum, who was found with 200 kilograms of TNT, the officials said. After long rejecting Israel's allegations that it was not doing enough to stop weapons smuggling, Egypt recently said it would make a greater effort to crack down on the trafficking. Egypt is concerned that Palestinian militant violence in Gaza could spill over to Sinai, where the Cairo government has its own problem with Islamic extremists. The security officials said the tunnel would be destroyed soon, either by flooding it with water or by blowing it up Bookmark to del.icio.us   Bring down the house Knesset speaker calls for wrecking of yeshiva killer's family home. Frum and fabulous Beauty salons offer Haredi women a unique brand of modest glamour.   1.   Flood Tunnel And Throw In Piranhas 02:54  |  Joseph E . 11/11/06   2.   Gaza Arms Tunnels 07:08  |  Brod 11/11/06   3.   Gaza tunnels 09:11  |  Nechama 11/11/06   4.   Egyptian duplicity 09:35  |  Mike 11/11/06   5.   Is this the same tunnel that the Egyptians discovered weeks ago? 10:49  |  Yaniv 11/11/06   6.   Only one? 12:36  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 11/11/06   7.   So does pal civilians are not so innocent ?? 16:36  |  Victor_the_Egyptian 11/11/06   8.   #5 Yaniv, Probably ,maybe same tunnel they `uncovered" two months 17:16  |  Haham me Bat Yam 11/11/06   9.   So those pal civilians are NOt so innocent ?? 17:35  |  victor_the_Egyptian 11/11/06   10.   #9 Vctor the Egyptian; I met Iranians in Canada who told me,,, 18:20  |  Max Zinger 11/11/06   11.   Flood the tunnel when the people are in it! 02:27  |  Shlomo 11/03/08

Today Online Abbas: Israel has agreed to a cease-fire with Hamas Responses: 393 Amos Oz: Left wing can return to power in next elections Responses: 144 Akiva Eldar: Israel knows the price it has to pay for security Responses: 70 AJC leader urges Israel to give 'Durban 2' meet a chance Responses: 97 Rosner's Domain Study: Boston's intermarried 'as observant' as Reform Jews Whose Jerusalem Is It, anyway? Poll: Should Abbas and Olmert continue their talks? An Israeli and a crocodile (WTR) Rosner's Mailbox: Stop focusing on Israel's favorability polls More Headlines 23:07 UN Chief, U.S. urge Israel to halt plans to build in W. Bank settlements 02:33 Abbas: Israel has agreed to cease-fire with Hamas 22:01 FM to U.S. officials: Hamas will not choose when to fire and when to regroup 03:01 Police inquiry focusing on response to yeshiva attack 02:11 Britain bans Likud's Moshe Feiglin from entering country 22:10 Knesset speaker calls for demolition of Jerusalem yeshiva terrorist's home 14:43 In show of modesty, Haredi women make up in private 01:19 J'lem official: Major quake could kill generation of schoolchildren 23:32 Greek Cyprus opposes Turkish Cypriot plan to open trade office in T.A. 01:40 Director, screenwriter guilds to boycott television awards ceremony 23:15 Sarkozy to Peres: France will always be at Israel's side Previous Editions Select Day 10 mar 09 mar 07 mar 06 mar 05 mar 04 mar 03 mar 02 mar 29 feb 28 feb 27 feb 26 feb

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