Gaza Smuggling Tunnel Collapses Killing 3

using water and explosives to destroy them or filling them with gas - were dangerous. Thats the whole idea.BBC

The bodies have been recovered of three Palestinians who died when a smuggling tunnel under the border between Gaza and Egypt collapsed, medics have said.

Five others who were inside the tunnel, near the Rafah crossing, are missing.

Tunnels are used to bring fuel, weapons and other supplies into Gaza, which has been under an Israeli blockade since Hamas seized control in June 2007.

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The Islamist group, Hamas, said Egypt was to blame because of its policy of destroying or gassing the structures.

Egypt has been attempting to close the tunnel network to prevent the smuggling of weapons into the coastal territory. It has been accused of not doing enough in the past by Israel.

'Dangerous methods'

Hamas spokesman Ehab al-Ghsain said that Egypt's methods of tackling the tunnels - using water and explosives to destroy them or filling them with gas - were dangerous.