Egypt troops killed at Gaza border

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Egypt troops

killed at Gaza border

Hundreds of Palestinians

stream across through breach

Wednesday,

January 4, 2006; Posted: 4:45 p.m. EST (21:45 GMT)

 

RAFAH, Gaza (AP) -- Hundreds of angry Palestinians streamed

into Egypt on Wednesday after militants with stolen

bulldozers broke through a border wall, while two Egyptian troops were killed

and 30 were wounded by gunfire in the rampage.

About 3,000 Egyptian Interior Ministry troops who initially

had no orders to fire swarmed the border but were forced to withdraw about a

half-mile, said Egyptian security official Lt. Sameh el-Antablyan, who

announced the casualties.

Gen. Essam el-Sheikh said Egyptian forces later began firing

back.

The scene was one of utter chaos. An Egyptian armored

vehicle was burning, and hundreds of Palestinians could be seen crouched in

farm fields just inside Egypt.

The militants' rampage through the southern Gaza town of Rafah underscored the growing

lawlessness in Palestinian towns, especially in Gaza, and represented the

most brazen challenge to the authority of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.

Earlier, the Egyptian troops fired tear gas and shot into

the air. A witness said three Palestinians were injured, one of them seriously,

when a troop carrier crushed him against a wall.

Police imposed a curfew on the Egyptian side, all shops were

closed, and authorities cut electricity, plunging the scene in near total

darkness.

Abbas, who has condemned the chaos, has been unable to

impose order, and his failure to keep the gunmen in check is expected to harm

Fatah's prospects in January 25 parliament elections.

Sparked

by arrest

The rampage began late Tuesday, after Palestinian intelligence arrested Alaa al-Hams, an Al Aqsa

militant, on suspicion he and his followers kidnapped human rights activist

Kate Burton and her parents for two days last week.

The Burtons were among 19 foreigners abducted by Fatah gunmen in Gaza in recent months. All

have been freed unharmed.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/04/gaza.unrest.ap/index.html

 

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