Egypt seizes Gaza-bound weapons

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EL-ARISH, Egypt (Ma'an) -- Egyptian security forces seized weapons, explosives and cars destined for Gaza in the border town of Rafah on Monday, a security source told Ma'an.

The source said forces received a tip-off that smugglers were preparing to transfer the arms into Gaza through the tunnel complex in the Sarsuriya area, sending a force of armored vehicles and police dogs to locate the cache.

Among the arms discovered were machine guns, ammunition, grenades, safety vests, landmines as well as 150 kilograms of TNT, the source said.

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=325185

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1. Well, thank goodness they caught them this time. nt

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2. Agreed

Although apparently there has been quite a lot of arms smuggling going on that has been undetected.

Did you see this article?

Hamas has antiaircraft missiles, Israel says

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel's aerial dominance is compromised by the weaponry, which is presumed to have been smuggled into Gaza from Egypt.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-hamas-missiles-20101019,0,5678769.story

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3. That was sort of my point.

I dunno if SAMs would remove Israel's "dominance", but it would make flying low something to avoid.