Two Killed in Tunnel Explosion

Khalid Murad Sha,at, 35, and Khalil Issa Tabasi, 19, of Khan Younis District, were killed at around 15:30 on Friday, 10 October 2008, after a cooking gas canister exploded in a tunnel near the Yibna neighborhood on the Egyptian border.
The canister burst while the deceased persons were smuggling gas canisters.
Tunnel death toll rises to 48 since 2006 and 39 in 2008.