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A tunnel near the Gaza Strip border town of Rafah. Smugglers use a network of tunnels around 700 meters long to transport weapons, drugs and militants from Egypt. Last update - 23:44 30/10/2007 Egypt police: Gazans caught in tunnel members of Army of Islam By The Associated Press Tags: Egypt tunnels, Gaza, Israel  Three Palestinians arrested earlier this month in a secret border tunnel linking Gaza and Egypt are members of Army of Islam, an Al-Qaida-inspired group that had planned to carry out suicide attacks in Israel, a police official said Tuesday. A fourth man was believed to have escaped back to Gaza. One of the three arrested, Youssef, was wearing a suicide belt at the time of the police raid on the tunnel. Advertisement The Palestinian militant group Army of Islam previously held kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit who was abducted in a cross-border raid in June 2006. Last July, the group transferred him to Hamas' control, without explanation. The group also claimed responsibility for the kidnapping in Gaza kidnapping in Gaza of BBC British journalist Alan Johnston. Johnston was released in July after more than 100 days in captivity. The group of smugglers was believed to be contact with an Egyptian driver who was to drive the men to central Sinai, from where they were to make their way to Israel to carry out suicide attacks in a coastal Israeli city, the official said, without providing more details. The Palestinians were arrested in a tunnel south of the Rafah border crossing at Al-Dohnia, as they were making their way from Gaza to Egypt. Palestinian smugglers frequently bring weapons and contraband into the Gaza Strip through tunnels, prompting Israel to complain that Egypt does not do enough to stop the trade. Egypt has rejected the allegations but recently said it would make a greater effort to crack down on trafficking and is publicizing all the tunnels and weapons it discovers. Related articles: Egypt finds two tunnels at Gaza border, arrests three Palestinians Egypt police uncover smuggling tunnel leading to Gaza Strip IAF bombs Gaza tunnel; PM: We will uphold truce despite bombing At least one Palestinian killed in explosion in Gaza tunnel Bookmark to del.icio.us   Falk's folly Israel will refuse entry to the UN's Richard Falk for equating Israel to Nazi Germany. Peace when? After 30 years, the public has adopted Peace Now's views, but peace is still elusive.   1.   DON`Y TRUST EGYPT, RETAKE SINAI INSTALL ORDER, SECURITY, PEACE))) 00:07  |  VOICE of MOSHIACH))) 31/10/07   2.   Egypt doing Iran`s bid on distraction tactics. 01:27  |  Fortuna Benmayor 31/10/07   3.   Al Quaeda, not Hamas? Well, fancy that.... 04:13  |  Silvienne 31/10/07   4.   SURPRISE it is not Israelis supplying Hamas after all 04:34  |  PETER SM 31/10/07   5.   TYHE heroes who told Johnston"we will decide if we will kill you- 04:37  |  PETER SM 31/10/07   6.   for #1 are you working with the militant? 05:08  |  John 31/10/07   7.   # 2 Silvienne 05:27  |  Lynn 31/10/07   8.   silvienne - a reply for another issue 08:16  |  CK Tan 31/10/07   9.   # 2 silvienne - your flights of fancy nosedive 08:27  |  CK Tan 31/10/07   10.   # 2 silvienne - your flights of fancy nosedive (retry) 08:59  |  CK Tan 31/10/07   11.   #7, Lynn... 16:37  |  Silvienne 31/10/07   12.   #8, CKTan... 16:39  |  Silvienne 31/10/07   13.   #9 & #10, CKTan... 16:41  |  Silvienne 31/10/07   14.   Hand them over to IDF and Mossad. 19:30  |  Mohan 31/10/07   15.   Rats are good in making tunnels, exterminate 18:51  |  cristo 03/11/07

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