Egyptian army officers among the dead when Hamas-run smuggling tunnel from Gaza collapses during demolition operation.
Two Egyptian army officers and a soldier were killed Saturday when a smuggling tunnel connecting Sinai and the Gaza Strip collapsed as they were preparing to blow it up, officials said.
One soldier was injured and another missing in the collapse, which happened as troops were planting explosives.
The army says it has destroyed more than 1,600 such tunnels – most of them since the ouster of president Mohamed Morsi last year – which the Hamas terrorist group uses to smuggle in arms, equipment and money. Continue Reading »









