Palestinian killed in blast at Gaza-Israel crossing
Explosion on Palestinian side of Kerem Shalom thought to be either fuel truck or gas pipeline; two other people injured
One Palestinian was killed and two others were injured Tuesday in a blast at a crossing with Israel in southern Gaza, medics said.
There were conflicting reports on the source of the explosion.
AFP and Israel Radio reporting that a fuel truck had exploded.
However, the Palestinian Ma’an News Agency said a gas pipeline had been blown up.
Emergency services spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said a 20-year-old man had been killed on the Palestinian side of the Kerem Shalom commercial crossing.
Officials were not immediately able to say whether it was the result of an accident or a deliberate attack, but Israel Radio reported that the detonation was due to a technical malfunction, and was not security-related.
According to Ma’an, a fire raged for over half an hour before the Gazan firefighting crews managed to contain it.