Egypt pumps toxic gas into smuggling tunnel, killing two Palestinians
Two Palestinians were killed overnight in a tunnel between the
Gaza Strip and Egypt, the Hamas-run interior ministry said Monday.
According to spokesman Iyad al-Bozum, one of the casualties was a
Hamas police officer and the other a civilian.
Bozum said 39-year-old major Abdelhamid al-Akar and Sabhy Abu Qarushayn, 28, "suffocated due to the inhalation of toxic gases".
Witnesses said
Egypt pumped gas into the tunnel.
The two killed Palestinians were on a mission to rescue three workers who had called for help after the toxic gas was pumped into the tunnel, according to the spokesman.
Civil defence crews, alerted on Sunday, retrieved the two bodies from the tunnel "after a great effort that lasted several hours", Bozum said in a statement.
They also rescued two other security officers who had participated in the mission and evacuated them to hospital as they were also suffering from gas inhalation.
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