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Hamas commander killed in Gaza tunnel collapse

Published March 14th, 2016 - 03:00 GMT
Tunnels serve as the only way in and out of the besieged Gaza Strip. (File Photo)
Tunnels serve as the only way in and out of the besieged Gaza Strip. (File Photo)

Another Hamas-built tunnel collapsed underneath the Gaza City quarter of Shujaiya, the Islamist group’s military wing announced on Monday.

The tunnel’s collapse, which is officially being labeled “a work accident,” claimed the life of Abdel Salam Aid Al-Batniji, 36, of the Izzadin Al-Kassam Brigades.

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