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		An Egyptian officer filming the exit of a tunnel used for smuggling, discovered in January under a house near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. (AP)

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Egypt police uncover smuggling tunnel leading to Gaza Strip

By The Associated Press

Egyptian authorities discovered a freshly dug tunnel leading under the border to the Gaza Strip and arrested an Egyptian man inside it, a security official said Friday.

Moussa el-Mallahi confessed to police that he used the tunnel to smuggle explosives, money and weapons to militants on the other side of the border, said the security official on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to give press statements.

Authorities decided not to seal the tunnel in hopes of catching more smugglers attempting to use it, the official added.

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Palestinians frequently smuggle weapons and contraband into the Gaza Strip through tunnels, prompting Israel to complain that Egypt does not do enough to stop the smuggling.

Egypt has rejected the allegations but recently said it would make a greater effort to crack down on the trafficking

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1.	Big Deal!----------------------One tunnel out of 200!	22:08	\|	Genuine Tosefta	05/10/07

2.	Tunnels etc etc	00:32	\|	Uzi	06/10/07

3.	Well hello,stop the siege,don`t shut down the banks,and the	02:37	\|	lakshmi	06/10/07

4.	Lakshmi, my dear following your sugestions	04:30	\|	Genuine Tosefta	06/10/07

5.	Build a moat around Gaza	09:29	\|	Nechama	06/10/07

6.	lakshmi,well hello, the rats were using tunnels before your	17:20	\|	terrornator	06/10/07

7.	re: lakshmi	19:40	\|	Efox	06/10/07

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