Region | Egypt
Minister threatens to break legs for border breach
Egypt's foreign minister said that no further violations of its borders would be tolerated in the wake of a 12-day breach on its frontier with Gaza and said anyone daring to cross would have their legs broken, the state news agency reported.
- AP
- Published: 01:04 February 8, 2008
Cairo: Egypt's foreign minister said that no further violations of its borders would be tolerated in the wake of a 12-day breach on its frontier with Gaza and said anyone daring to cross would have their legs broken, the state news agency reported.
The uncharacteristically assertive remarks by Ahmad Abul Gait came during a late night interview on state television, in which he criticised both Israel and the Hamas movement for creating the unstable situation on Egypt's border.
"Anyone who violates Egypt's borders will get his leg broken," Abul Gait was quoted as saying. He added that Egypt only allowed the Palestinians to cross the border after Hamas blew up the wall because of fears over the humanitarian situation resulting from Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip. He blamed Israel for the humanitarian crisis and hardship that Gaza is experiencing.
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