Zahi Hawass discusses secret passage in Khufu Pyramid

Former Egyptian Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass commented on the discovery of a secret passage inside the Great Pyramid of Khufu, saying the pyramid contains secrets not found in others.

Egypt has nine pyramids dating back to the era of the Fourth Dynasty only, from the era of Khufu and Snefru, noting that the pyramids of Khufu and Snefru revealed many secrets of the pharaohs.

Hawass says he believes that under the newly-discovered nine-meter corridor is the original burial chamber of King Khufu.

“The burial chamber of King Khufu inside the Great Pyramid has not been discovered, but I expect that the beneath the secret passage is the burial chamber of King Khufu.”

Egypt gained publicity worth millions of dollars with the announcement of this discovery, he added.