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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-mail | Comments | E-Mail Newsletters | RSS AFX News Limited Al-Qaeda-linked group claims Aqaba, Eilat rocket attacks 08.19.2005, 10:11 AM DUBAI (AFX) - An Al-Qaeda linked group has claimed responsibility for the rocket attacks near US warships moored in the Red Sea port of Aqaba and into a neighbouring Israeli resort. The group, the Al-Qaeda Organisation in the Levant and Egypt, said in a statement posted on an Islamic website that its guerrillas fired 'three Katyusha rockets' on the Aqaba and Eilat ports. A Jordanian soldier was killed when unidentified attackers fired three rockets near US warships moored in the Red Sea port of Aqaba and into a neighbouring Israeli resort. The US military confirmed the attacks but said there had been no American casualties. A total of three Katyusha rockets were fired from a warehouse in Aqaba, landing in the port, a site close to a military hospital and next to the airport in the nearby Israeli resort of Eilat, Jordan said. 'The two US Marine ships docked at the port of Aqaba were not hit,' Interior Minister Awni Yervas said. 'An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the explosions.' Lieutenant Commander Charly Brown later told AFP that both the USS Ashland and USS Kearsarge -- the only US ships in Aqaba at the time -- left the port immediately following the attack. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:170405 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
