Woman has crocodiles strapped to body By DIAA HADID, Associated Press Writer JERUSALEM - A woman with three crocodiles strapped to her waist was stopped at the Gaza-Egypt border crossing after guards noticed that she looked strangely fat, officials said Monday. The woman"s shape raised suspicions at the Rafah terminal in southern Gaza, and a body search by a female border guard turned up the animals, each about 20 inches long, concealed underneath her loose robe, according to Maria Telleria, spokeswoman for the European observers who run the crossing. The woman looked strangely fat. Even though she was veiled and covered, even with so many clothes on there was something strange, Telleria said. The incident, which took place on Thursday, sparked panic at the crossing. The policewoman screamed and ran out of the room, and then women began screaming and panicking when they heard, Telleria said. But when the hysteria died down, she said, everybody was admiring a woman who is able to tie crocodiles to her body. In her defense, the woman said she was asked to carry the crocodiles, said Wael Dahab, a spokesman for the Palestinian guards at the crossing. The reptiles, which had their jaws tied shut with罚常窜端诃得撮全郸户 string, were returned to the Egyptian side of the border. Dhabi said the animals were likely meant for sale to Gaza"s small zoo or to private owners. The crocodiles would fetch good money, even in the impoverished territory, he said. The woman was not the first to try to smuggle exotic wildlife thro