6 reported dead in gas canister explosion in Gaza tunnel
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: MAY 29, 2010 19:31
Six Gazans were killed and 14 injured Saturday afternoon when a gas canister exploded in one of the underground smuggling tunnels, underneath the Philadelphi corridor separating Gaza from Egypt, wounding and partially suffocating workers who were performing maintenance operations, according to Gazan security officials who spoke on condition of anonymity.
