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July 2, 2008

Palestinians Storm Egyptian Border Crossing 
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Witnesses and police say angry Palestinians threw stones at border
guards after only limited number of them were allowed to enter Egypt 
Palestinians wait to cross into Egypt through Rafah border crossing in
the southern Gaza Strip, 02 Jul 2008Palestinians have clashed with
Egyptian police at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza
Strip.Witnesses and police say angry Palestinians threw stones at border
guards after only a limited number of them were allowed to enter Egypt.
At least six police were injured.Police used water cannons against the
crowd.Egypt opened the crossing on Tuesday to allow entry by
Palestinians who need medical treatment not available in Gaza.Egypt has
kept the Rafah crossing closed since the militant group Hamas seized
control of Gaza more than a year ago.In January, Hamas militants blew
open the border wall, allowing thousands of Palestinians to stream into
Egypt to buy goods that are scarce in Gaza, which is subject to an
Israeli blockade. Egypt sealed the border breach about two weeks later.

Some information for this report was provided by AP and Reuters.


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