Egyptian soldiers kill Palestinian exiting tunnel near Rafah
Published yesterday (updated) 27/08/2014 17:45
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=723807

CAIRO (Ma'an) -- Egyptian soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian man on
Wednesday by a smuggling tunnel near Rafah, Egyptian security sources said.

Egyptian border guards spotted two people exiting a tunnel near Rafah and
opened fire, injuring one man in the abdomen.

Muhammad Izzat Abd al-Aziz, 22, later died in an Egyptian hospital in
el-Arish.

The other man managed to escape.

Security sources said al-Aziz may have been attempting to smuggle African
migrants into Israel from Egypt.

Until the July 2013 ouster of democratically-elected Egyptian president
Mohamed Morsi, tunnels connecting Gaza to Egypt provided a vital lifeline
for the territory amidst the otherwise crippling Israeli blockade, which has
been in place since 2007.

Since the coup, however, Egypt has strictly enforced the blockade and
targeted the tunnels, with military sources estimating that more than 95
percent have been destroyed.
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