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Hezbollah rockets hit several points in Haifa
HAIFA, Israel - Hezbollah fired at least 10 rockets at the Israeli port city of Haifa on Tuesday, and one hit a city bus and another a house. Five people were hurt, one seriously and two moderately, doctors and medics said. Two of the rockets hit very close to a Haifa hospital, doctors told Channel 10 TV. Israeli police told the TV about a dozen rockets had hit the city. One rocket hit a city bus but only the driver was on board at the time. Puddles of blood were seen on the front steps leading up to the drivers seat and witnesses said he was seriously hit. The windshield was hit by shrapnel and windows were blown out.The house that was hit suffered heavy damage but no one was seriously hurt in that rocket attack, witnesses told the TV. Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav told the TV that residents had felt free to leave bomb shelters since rockets had not fallen all day. A total of 17 Israeli civilians have been killed in Hezbollah rocket attacks. The Lebanese militia has fired hundreds of rockets on Israel since Israel launched a military campaign in Lebanon in response to a Hezbollah border attack Posted by: Steve 2006-07-25 |
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