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Rocket hits Afghan capital on Christmas Eve, no casualties
 A rocket explosion shook Afghan capital Kabul Saturday night but left no casualty, a local official said. "The rocket hit a house in Yaka Tut area of Kabul city just now, but left no casualty till now," Sabir, the police chief of district 9 of Kabul told Xinhua. "We three families live in this yard. Just now when we were sleeping, a strong rocket explosion happened. Fortunately only our houses were slightly damaged, but no one injured," owner of the house Abdul Raof told Xinhua. At the time of report, ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) soldiers have gone to the place for further investigation. Yaka Tut area is in Jalalabad road which is east part of Kabul city, and many ISAF camps and some UN compounds are located. The explosion happened on Christmas Eve when many international forces were celebrating their biggest festival. Posted by: Fred 2005-12-27 |
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