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Egyptian authorities find explosives cache near Gaza border

By The Associated Press

Egyptian security forces found 500 kilograms (1,102 pounds) of TNT explosives Wednesday that were hidden in sacks near the country's border with the Gaza Strip, a security official said.

The explosives were covered with bushes in the border city of Rafah just barely 2 miles from the borderline, said a security official speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.

The explosives, packed in 15 plastic bags, were prepared to be smuggled into the Gaza Strip, the official said. Authorities believe other sacks of explosives were already smuggled into Gaza.

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No one was arrested but troops were searching for smugglers, the official said.

Smuggling across the border into Gaza or Israel has long provided a livelihood for some Bedouins in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.

Weapons, cigarettes and foreigners seeking jobs in Israel are all taken surreptitiously across the border.

Israel has repeatedly accused Egypt of not doing enough to stop weapons smuggling into Gaza, particularly through tunnels. Cairo recently said it would make a greater effort to stop smuggling

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