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Egypt Fights Smuggling Via Maritime Border With Gaza

Eyewitnesses in Rafah in Egypt report that Egypt has begun building facilities on the Mediterranean along the Gaza border.

A security source said that these facilities are connected to anchorages for security forces boats in the region, and that they are aimed at preventing Palestinian smuggling via the maritime border.

Source: Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, London, February 8, 2010

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