CAIRO (AP) --
Egyptian security officials and residents say the military has
demolished 13 homes along the Gaza Strip border in the Sinai peninsula
as a buffer zone is considered to reduce weapons smuggling and illegal
crossings by militants.
Northern Sinai
government officials said Sunday the military envisions creating a
house-free zone with no trees 500 meters (1640 feet) wide and 10
kilometers (6 miles) long starting at the Rafah border crossing. The
officials said the homes with tunnels underneath them were bulldozed
over the last 10 days as a test of the idea.
They
spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to
speak to the media. The Egyptian military has closed much of the
once-bustling tunnel system, but some remain at the 15-kilometer
(9-mile) stretch of border.
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