'Palestinian' smugglers cut through Egyptian barrier
The Egyptian government believes that it doesn't have to be in Rafah to fight smuggling by 'Palestinians' into Gaza. They believe that they can just put up an 'impenetrable' steel barrier and all will be well. They are wrong. All it takes is a $1,000 blowtorch to cut through the barrier. The Egyptian government says it began constructing the barrier along the Gaza-Egypt border last year. When finished it is meant to be 11km-long (seven miles), stretching down 18m (59ft) underground.The videotaped evidence is here.
According to Egypt it is made of bomb-proof, super-strength steel and is costing millions of dollars to build.
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Mohammed smiles when he hears this.
"We pay around a $1,000 (£665) for a man with an oxygen-fuelled cutter to come and break through it. It takes up to three weeks to cut through but we get there in the end," he says.
Mohammed says the steel barrier is 5-10cm (2-4in) thick.
The BBC spoke to one man in Gaza employed to cut through the barrier. He said he could cut a metre-square hole through it in less than a day.
This news will be embarrassing for Egypt's government.
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 7:46 AM
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thx for the link....which then linked to this story
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8631860.stm
forget the part of the stupid old man who thinks surfing will bring peace to the region
forget that the only guy they showed surfing looked like he was in his 40s and had been riding for a week
how about the part that the bbc barely covered...that the arabs are desecrating what were once pristine beaches, by pumping raw sewage right into the ocean
and we are to believe that these people really love the land???
hogwash
The Egyptians have problems sealing the border with Gaza - which the Palestinians don't respect.
Heh
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