Egypt imposes life jail penalty for cross-border tunnel use
 

https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/t...EGYPT-GAZA.JPGPeople who dig and use cross-border tunnels in Egypt could face a maximum penalty of life in jail, state news agency MENA said on Sunday, citing amendments to the penal code targeting activity in the frontier area near the Gaza Strip. Egypt declared a state of emergency in the border area last year after at least 33 security personnel were killed in attacks in the Sinai Peninsula, a remote but strategic region bordering Israel, Gaza and the Suez Canal. It said the government had the right seize buildings on top of the tunnels or any of the tools used to make them. Residents of Sinai, who complain they have long been neglected by the state, say they rely on smuggling trade through tunnels for their living.




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