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Rafah: Tunnel collapses; 1 dead

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tunnelGaza, February 3, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - Mahrous Kamal Al-Nazer, 21, from Jabalya in north Gaza Strip, was killed inside a tunnel west of the Salah El Din Gate in Rafah when it collapsed.

Meanwhile, three civilians were injured in intense Israeli bombing raids on Tuesday evening that targeted the tunnels near Rafah crossing and Gaza airport. Their injuries were described as medium to minor.

Hassanein reported that the death toll among tunnel workers has reached 139. In addition, there has been dozens of injured workers, who are forced to work in the tunnels because of the economic conditions in the besieged Gaza Strip.

 

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