Egyptian security forces tried late Wednesday to rein in the
chaos near the Egypt-Gaza border after Palestinian gunmen broke
through a section of the concrete border wall, the official MENA
news agency reported.
Palestinian and Egyptian security forces "were bridging a gap
made by a bulldozer used by Palestinian gunmen into the fence on
Gaza-Egypt borders," security sources were quoted as saying.
"Egyptian security forces on the border stopped Palestinians
from crossing into the Egyptian territories through the hole made
by the bulldozer and tight security measures were taken in
anticipation of swarms of Palestinians who would flock into the
area," said the sources.
Members of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, an armed wing of the
dominant Fatah movement, smashed through a part of the border wall
in protest against the arrest of an al-Aqsa leader by Palestinian
police and demanded his release.
Alla al-Hams was arrested in the southern Gaza town of Rafah on
Tuesday night for alleged involvement in the kidnapping of three
Britons last week.
The hostages were released unharmed after three days in
captivity.
(Xinhua News Agency January 5, 2006)
