Suicide bombers attack multinational peacekeepers base in Sinai

Two suicide bombers struck near the main base of the multinational peacekeeping force near the Gaza border in Sinai Wednesday, killing themselves but causing no other casualties.

Security officials said the bombers struck about 35 minutes apart near the main Multinational Forces and Observer base about 3 miles of the Rafa border crossing to Gaza in northern Sinai.

A statement from the Multinational Force headquarters in Rome said the two suicide bombers died but there were no other casualties.

The force said the first blast targeted "an MFO Liaison vehicle" near the main peacekeeping camp at el-Gorah. It said a peacekeeping personnel - a Norwegian and a New Zealander - were riding in the car with two Egyptian officials, when the bomb exploded.


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I was there from 1984-1985 and again from 1987-1988

i was on the israeli border...between gaza to eilat ....various times from 1986 and up....watching the "happenings" in the sinai

We sort of figured that we were being monitored, but it really didn't bother us. By the that's a lot of territory to have to watch!

it was either watching the egyptian border guards walk from station to station in the heat or try to guess whats up with the inter nationals....who knows maybe we'll see something interesting to pass the time better..... (never did)

though once we almost shot down one of "your helicopters".....a mis communication.....

I read some of the "talk backs" and it's very eye-opening. Somebody said the bombers were Bedouin freedom fighters.