Tunnel to HK uncovered by Chinese authorities

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CHINA, Shenzhen : This picture taken on December 24, 2013 shows a soldier checking an underground tunnel leading to Hong Kong from Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province. Chinese smugglers dug a "professional" concrete tunnel into Hong Kong equipped with lights, vents, steel reinforcements and even rails to transport goods, domestic media reported on December 25. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO

Spanning 40 meters under a river, a tunnel with concrete walls and interior lighting was discovered by Chinese authorities to stretch from the mainland to Hong Kong. Believed to be built by smugglers, the tunnel starts under a garage near Shenzhen and ends into reed-beds in Hong Kong. Gangs may have intended to use the incomplete tunnel to smuggle mobile phones and other electrical goods to Hong Kong. It was discovered after a woman complained about drilling noises which she thought were caused by a renovation project. A man was arrested and the tunnel destroyed on Tuesday, December 24.

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