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Egypt deploys more troops at Rafah border amid Hamas threats
Responding to the threats, spokesman of Egypt's presidency Soliman Awad said Egypt will not allow further breaching in the Rafah border.
- Agencies
- Published: 15:55 April 10, 2008
Caior: Egypt sent more security forces to its Rafah border on Thursday, after a senior Palestinian leader from the Hamas movement threatened to storm the border if Israel's blockade of the Gaza strip was not lifted, witnesses and security sources said.
Responding to the threats, spokesman of Egypt's presidency Soliman Awad said Egypt will not allow further breaching in the Rafah border.
However, a spokesman of Hamas, who appeared on Al Jazeera news channel, on Thursday denied all reports about threats,stressing that "all the information on such threats are imprecise and incorrect."
Al Haya's statements prompted Egyptian authorities to send hundreds of security forces for additional deployment along the joint border with the Gaza strip, security sources said.
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