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Palestinian dies in Gaza tunnel collapse
Forty-year-old Helmi Arbea was trying to pass through the tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt when the tunnel collapsed on him.
- Agencies
- Published: 13:48 June 3, 2008
Gaza City: A Palestinian man has been killed after a cross-border smuggling tunnel collapsed, medics said on Tuesday.
Forty-year-old Helmi Arbea was trying to pass through the tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt when the tunnel collapsed on him.
The Gaza Health Ministry said five more people were injured in the incident and one is still missing.
Security officials said the tunnel was under construction at the time.
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