Boo Freakin’ Hoo
A tunnel collapsed on some terrorists today: Gaza Smuggling Tunnel Collapses, Trapping 5.
GAZA (Reuters) - A smuggling tunnel being dug by Palestinians on the Gaza-Egypt border collapsed on Friday and at least five people were trapped inside, witnesses in the Gaza frontier town of Rafah said.
Palestinian ambulances and rescue crews given clearance by Israeli forces rushed to the scene. Palestinian officials said earlier accounts that two men had been extracted from the tunnel were incorrect, citing poor communications in the area.
“We are still digging, we cannot yet determine their fate,” a security official said by telephone from Rafah.
Oh, the humanity!
This Reuters release contains the following nonsensical paragraph:
Militants have dug many tunnels from Egypt into Gaza to slip in arms but other tunnels have been used solely to smuggle contraband like cigarettes. It was unclear whether the tunnel that caved in had been burrowed by militants or traders.
I’ve been following the stories about these tunnels for years, and this is the first time I’ve ever seen such a ridiculous assertion. And since when are the words “smuggler” and “trader” interchangeable?