Palestinian militants detonated a land mine near the border with Egypt on Thursday, blowing open a large hole in a wall near the border, witnesses and officials said. Palestinian security personnel formed a human cordon to prevent people from pushing through the gaping hole, and hurdling a second, border wall less than 100 meters (yards) away, witnesses said. | Coming in or going out of beautiful Gaza? |
On the Egyptian side, soldiers gathered to prevent people from breaching the Palestinian cordon and officials imposed a curfew near the blast site, said Ahmed el-Masri, director of police in the Egyptian border town of Rafah. El-Masri said the hole was about three meters (nine-feet) wide. Dozens of Palestinians streamed to the area after the mine exploded. | They're naturally attracted to the sound of explosions |
Medical officials said two police officers standing near the wall were injured by the explosion. No further details were immediately available. |