5 Palestinian smugglers injured in tunnel collapse

[oberliner]

A smuggler's tunnel linking the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip to Egypt collapsed on Friday, nearly suffocating four Palestinians and trapping another under rubble, Egyptian and Hamas officials said.

The Palestinians were trying to hollow out a recently sealed tunnel, located some 10 meters (33 feet) below ground, when its vulnerable sandy ceiling crumbled under its own weight, the officials said.

Four of the Palestinians were freed by rescuers and are in serious condition at a Gaza hospital, said the Hamas official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media.

Rescue workers on the Palestinian side were still digging down in search of the fifth smuggler, he said.

The incident comes a day after a Palestinian was buried alive under another collapsed tunnel near the Egypt-Gaza border.

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3522014,00.html

[MaryCeleste]

1. Given the new fence, those must be very long tunnels.

[Boojatta]

2. What are they smuggling from Egypt?

[Vegasaurus]

3. Weapons, ammo, stuff to kill Israelis

maybe a few cigarettes.

General necessities of life for the Palestinians.