Posted on 08/19/2005 1:39:00 AM PDT by HAL9000
JERUSALEM, Aug 19 (Reuters) - An explosion was heard in the southern Israeli port and tourist city of Eilat shortly after an explosion was reported in the nearby Jordanian report of Aqaba, Israel Radio said.Israel's Army Radio said it appeared to be a rocket attack.
There was no immediate word of casualties.
Police in Eilat said they could not give details.
Reuters - BLAST IN EILAT WAS KATYUSHA ROCKET STRIKE, NO CASUALTIES - ISRAEL'S ARMY RADIO
Reuters - THREE ROCKETS OR SHELLS FIRED INTO AQABA PORT, CASUALTIES - ISRAEL RADIO
(Translation - The rocket that hit Israel was fired from Jordan)ALARM - the rocket fallen on Eilat (southern of Israel) drawn from Jordan
JERUSALEM - a rocket fallen Friday on the seaside resort from Eilat, in the south of Israel, was drawn starting from Jordan, brought back the Israeli public radio.
Looks like the boy king has a little work to do. Either that or he can sweep up his shattered palace.
More love from the religion of peace?
Explosions in Eilat and Aqaba port
At 9:30 a.m. on Derben Street, in the tourist district of Eilat, there was an explosion under a car, army radio reported.
There were no reported wounded.
Bystanders reported that shrapnel from the explosion flew into a nearby bus.
Around the same time, in the Aqaba port in Jordan, two explosions were heard on an American ship in the port
A number of Americans were wounded.
The reason for the explosions is unknown.
AP News AlertAMMAN, Jordan (AP) -- The U.S. Navy says a mortar was fired at an American military vessel docked in Jordan's Aqaba port but that it missed and hit a pier warehouse.
Just the Arab street celebrating.
Will Condi Rice complain?
US Navy says missile fired at one of its ships in Jordan - no casualties. More soon.
mortar fired at USN ship...miss, no casualties
This can't be true.... the withdrawl from Gaza was supposed to bring peace!!!
Missile Fired at U.S. Navy Ship in Jordan
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) -- Two missiles were fired early Friday from Jordan, one at a U.S. Navy ship docked in a Jordanian port and another at a nearby airport in neighboring Israel, officials said.
No casualties were reported in either attack.
The U.S. Navy said a mortar was fired at an American ship docked in Jordan's port of Aqaba.
Israeli police and witnesses said a Katyusha rocket fired from Jordan fell on the outskirts of the nearby airport of Israel's Red Sea resort of Eilat, but did not explode.
Rocket narrowly misses U.S. ship in Jordan port
AMMAN (Reuters) - Attackers fired a rocket near a U.S. military ship in Jordan's Aqaba port on Friday, but the missile missed the vessel and hit a nearby warehouse instead, U.S. military officials said.
"I can confirm that a rocket flew over the bow of USS Ashland and the rocket impacted in the roof of a warehouse. No sailors or marines were injured," said Commander Jeff Breslau of the U.S. Fifth Fleet.
Jordanian Interior Minister Awni Yarfas said the rocket caused little damage to the warehouse and no casualties.
"Security forces are investigating the source of the explosion. It was a very weak incident and there was no damage whatsoever," he told Reuters.
A shipping source confirmed to Reuters there had been no casualties.
"There was an explosion at warehouse number five in the main container terminal, which is used for general cargo vessels," the source said.
The main terminal is used for general cargo and visiting vessels, including two U.S. military ships docked there.
Jordan's Red Sea resort, once a sleepy port, has seen a surge in tourism and investment in recent years in part because it is seen as safe haven. It is also logistics hub for Iraq, used by the U.S. military and for moving commodities.
Yarfas said the blast did not disrupt activities in Aqaba.
"Life is normal in Aqaba and there is no panic. Investigations are taking place quietly," he said.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050819/ts_nm/jordan_blast_dc_2
Rocket hits Eilat; blasts in Aqaba
Army says Katyusha rocket fired from neighboring Jordan landed near airport in southern town of Eilat; earlier, series of blasts reported at nearby Aqaba port in Jordan, where U.S. vessels are docked
By Ynet and Wire Services
A Katyusha rocket fired from nearby Jordan landed near the airport in the southern town of Eilat, but apparently did not explode, security officials say.
The rocket created a small crater in the road, about 15 meters (approximately 50 feet) from the airport fence, said a local police commander. A taxi driver, who passed on the road just as the rocket fell, was lightly injured. However, the rocket did not hit his car, witnesses said.
Earlier, a blast occurred at Jordan’s popular port of Aqaba on Friday but there were no initial reports of casualties or damage, Interior Minister Awni Yarfas said.
“They (the authorities) heard a strong blast, its source is unknown and security forces are investigating the source of the explosion,” Yarfas told Reuters.
U.S. military: Missile fired at ship
Meanwhile, American military officials said attackers fired a rocket near a U.S. Military ship, but the missile missed the vessel and hit a nearby warehouse instead.
“I can confirm that a rocket flew over the bow of USS Ashland and the rocket impacted in the roof of a warehouse. No sailors or marines were injured,” said Commander Jeff Breslau of the U.S. Fifth Fleet.
Jordan’s Red Sea resort, once a sleepy port, has seen a surge in tourism and investment in recent years in part because it is seen as safe haven. It is also logistics hub for Iraq, used by the U.S. Military and for moving commodities.
Two U.S. Military vessels have been docked in the port for the past 10 days, witnesses said.
Earlier, al-Arabiya television quoted witnesses as saying the explosion took place near a U.S. vessel. CNN reported the blast occurred at a warehouse used by the U.S. Military, citing unnamed sources.
Reuters - ISRAELI DEFENCE MINISTER SAYS A NUMBER OF ROCKETS TARGETED BOTH JORDAN AND ISRAEL, TWO COUNTRIES COOPERATING
Any report on the USN returning fire?
Is this time for another great Arab-Israeli war? After all, they are overdue, aren't they?
The gals on "First Look" (MSNBC) mentioned some of this at the top of the hour. They should come to this thread for all the latest.
Thanks.
Ashland is a LSD - Landing ship dock - Whitbey Island clas
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