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October 30, 2014       Share:    

Source: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/20141030_Egyptian_army_demolishes_homes_along_Gaza_border.html

Egyptian Army Demolishes Homes along Gaza Border

(AP) Ashraf Sweilam and Maggie Michael - With dynamite and bulldozers, Egypt's army demolished dozens of homes along its border with Gaza on Wednesday, after the military ordered residents out to make way for a planned buffer zone meant to stop extremists and smugglers. The move comes after extremists attacked an army checkpoint near Sheikh Zuweyid town last week, killing 31 soldiers. Tanks and armored vehicles sealed off the Egyptian border town of Rafah as thick gray smoke rose in the sky each time demolition charges went off and another house was toppled.

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