RAFAH, February 25, 2017 (WAFA) – Three Palestinians were killed and five injured on Saturday as a result of inhaling toxic gas in a tunnel on the borders between Egypt and Gaza, according to medical sources.
The three dead workers in their mid-20s and the injured reportedly inhaled toxic gas while they were working on repairing a tunnel south of the city of Rafah.
The gas apparently was from explosives used to blow up the tunnel.
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