Newspaper: Egypt will fortify its security system around the wall

[ 16/01/2010 - 04:50 PM ]

GAZA, (PIC)-- An Egyptian newspaper revealed that the Egyptian authorities intend to make its security system around the steel wall more complicated through building observation towers, installing sensors and surveillance cameras to prevent any attempt to smuggle anything into the Gaza Strip.

Al-Shorouq newspaper on Saturday quoted informed sources as saying that in the northern part of this security system, there will be 10 observation towers overlooking the sea guarded by gunboats.

The newspaper added that Egypt will also establish a fence of barbed wire starting from the last observation tower whose location will be at the village of Abu Shnar which is six kilometers away from Gaza borders and reaching Karam Abu Salem crossing.

The newspaper also noted that Egypt intends to build a small security seaport near its borders with Gaza for the gunboats.