Gaza tunnel collapse kills smuggler

AP ^ | Mar. 12, 2008 | Ashraf Sweilam

[Alouette]

EL-ARISH, Egypt - An underground tunnel collapsed early Wednesday near Egypt's border with the Gaza Strip, burying a Palestinian smuggler alive, a security official said.

Mohammed el-Bashiti and five others had nearly finished expanding the tunnel from Gaza into Egypt when the ceiling gave way, said the official, who spoke on customary condition of anonymity.

The nearly 2,000-foot-long tunnel, located about 30 feet below ground, was an old one that the smugglers were attempting to renovate.

El-Bashiti precipitated the collapse of the tunnel's sandy ceiling when he pushed a pole through to the surface in an effort to show his accomplices where the reconstructed tunnel would emerge to the surface, the official said. The five other smugglers managed to escape.

Palestinian smugglers use tunnels to bring weapons and contraband goods into Gaza from Egypt. Israel says anti-tank missiles, tons of explosives and thousands of rifles have reached militants in Gaza through the tunnels.

[Alouette]

[Alouette]

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[goldstategop]

Thanks so much that hudna, dear Ehud.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Vaquero]

[Izzy Dunne]

El-Bashiti precipitated the collapse of the tunnel's sandy ceiling when he pushed a pole through to the surface

You just can't get good help for $100 million a year anymore.

[pillut48]

Darwin nominee!! El-Bashiti’s fault!!

Gaza will declare this bonehead a martyr killed because of Israel and declare a day of morning. After swarming the hole and crying and carrying on.

[beltfed308]

Too bad it wasn’t all five but I’ll settle for the one.

[Uncledave]

First the Big Dig in Boston, now this. Can’t get good quality tunnels no more.

[Eleutheria5]

The EU will be sending over a team of engineers to help rebuild it, and pressuring Israel to legalize arms smuggling.

[VOA]

Another day, another “work accident” by an Islamic.

Works for me!

[Sax]

Slant drill into the tunnels and pump in raw sewage under high pressure.

[dennisw]

What’s not to like!!!
Now the Izzies should go back and collapse this tunnel

[sticker]

How would they know the difference, the smell would be the same

[Tamar1973]

El-Bashiti precipitated the collapse of the tunnel's sandy ceiling when he pushed a pole through to the surface in an effort to show his accomplices where the reconstructed tunnel would emerge to the surface, the official said.

Is this one of those "Hold Muh Beer" moments?!

[Ignatz]

Or the Egyptians, maybe.

[Westlander]

Who said tunnel?

[aShepard]

................Slant drill into the tunnels and pump in raw sewage under high pressure............

Nah, that would be too much like “home”

Maybe pig innards?????

[dennisw]

El-Bashiti precipitated the collapse of the tunnel's sandy ceiling when he pushed a pole through to the surface in an effort to show his accomplices where the reconstructed tunnel would emerge to the surface, the official said.

Is this one of those "Hold Muh Beer" moments?!

More like --- Hold my hash pipe

[Kenny Bunk]

Help me Alouette, I'm torn between sending flowers, or a Contribution in his name to Save the Children. OTOH, his organization trains kids as suicide bombers.

>What's an infidel to do? Is there an Islamic Emily Post?

[sheik yerbouty]

A crushing experience..