Egypt re-opens Rafah border crossing 16 border guards are killed

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Palestinians returning from Egypt cross into the southern Gaza Strip at the Rafah border crossing on August 10, 2012.

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Palestinians returning from Egypt cross into the southern Gaza Strip at the Rafah border crossing on August 10, 2012.

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Palestinians returning from Egypt cross into the southern Gaza Strip at the Rafah border crossing on August 10, 2012.

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Palestinians returning from Egypt cross into the southern Gaza Strip at the Rafah border crossing on August 10, 2012.

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Palestinians returning from Egypt cross into the southern Gaza Strip at the Rafah border crossing on August 10, 2012.

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Palestinians returning from Egypt cross into the southern Gaza Strip at the Rafah border crossing on August 10, 2012.

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Palestinians returning from Egypt cross into the southern Gaza Strip at the Rafah border crossing on August 10, 2012.

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Palestinians returning from Egypt cross into the southern Gaza Strip at the Rafah border crossing on August 10, 2012.

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Palestinians returning from Egypt cross into the southern Gaza Strip at the Rafah border crossing on August 10, 2012.

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Palestinians returning from Egypt cross into the southern Gaza Strip at the Rafah border crossing on August 10, 2012.

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Palestinians returning from Egypt cross into the southern Gaza Strip at the Rafah border crossing on August 10, 2012.

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Palestinians returning from Egypt cross into the southern Gaza Strip at the Rafah border crossing on August 10, 2012.

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Palestinians returning from Egypt cross into the southern Gaza Strip at the Rafah border crossing on August 10, 2012.

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Palestinians returning from Egypt cross into the southern Gaza Strip at the Rafah border crossing on August 10, 2012.

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Palestinians returning from Egypt cross into the southern Gaza Strip at the Rafah border crossing on August 10, 2012.

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Palestinians returning from Egypt cross into the southern Gaza Strip at the Rafah border crossing on August 10, 2012.

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Palestinians returning from Egypt cross into the southern Gaza Strip at the Rafah border crossing on August 10, 2012.

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Palestinians returning from Egypt cross into the southern Gaza Strip at the Rafah border crossing on August 10, 2012.

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Palestinians returning from Egypt cross into the southern Gaza Strip at the Rafah border crossing on August 10, 2012.

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Palestinians returning from Egypt cross into the southern Gaza Strip at the Rafah border crossing on August 10, 2012.

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Palestinians returning from Egypt cross into the southern Gaza Strip at the Rafah border crossing on August 10, 2012.

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Palestinians returning from Egypt cross into the southern Gaza Strip at the Rafah border crossing on August 10, 2012.

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Palestinians returning from Egypt cross into the southern Gaza Strip at the Rafah border crossing on August 10, 2012.

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Palestinians returning from Egypt cross into the southern Gaza Strip at the Rafah border crossing on August 10, 2012.

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Palestinians returning from Egypt cross into the southern Gaza Strip at the Rafah border crossing on August 10, 2012.

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Egypt opened the Rafah border crossing after Egyptian military forces have captured six suspects in the Sinai region after an attack on a police station earlier this week that killed 16 border guards.

Egyptian military forces have captured six "terrorists" in the Sinai region after an attack on a police station earlier this week that killed 16 border guards, state television quoted a military source on Friday as saying. Hamas has ruled out suggestions that Palestinian gunmen took part in the Sinai massacre and have criticised Cairo for imposing "collective punishment" on the impoverished Mediterranean coastal enclave by sealing the frontier point. Egypt opened the Rafah border on Friday to allow the return of pilgrims from Saudi Arabia and those stranded on their way back to Gaza, the state news agency said, citing a high-ranking official, without outlining how long it would stay open.