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Iraqi national arrested for suspected links with Aqaba attack -- source

AMMAN, Aug 20 (KUNA) -- Jordanian security authorities have arrested one person suspected of having links with the attack against the city of Aqaba yesterday, a security source said Saturday.

He told KUNA the suspect, who was arrested by driving his car, carried the Iraqi nationality.

The security authorities have, immediately after two rockets hit the Aqaba port area yesterday morning, carried out wide-scale combing operations in the Shallaleh and Khazzan areas, as well as searching in surrounding areas.

Two of the rockets hit a warehouse used by the Jordanian army and a hospital killing one soldier and wounding another. A third rocket hit the Israeli touristic city of Eilat slightly wounding an Israeli soldier.

7 posted on 08/20/2005 5:36:36 PM PDT by Gucho
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Explosion spreads panic in eastern Pakistani city

ISLAMABAD, Aug 20 (KUNA) -- A time-bomb went off Saturday evening in the city of Lahore but no casualties were reported according to the police.

The bomb blew up near the Lal (Red) Bridge, a few kilometers from the Punjab University, Director Inspector General (DIG), Tahiq Doger, told KUNA.

He said there was no life or material loss, adding that it was a terrorist activity aimed at creating panic.

No group has claimed responsibility for the explosion.

8 posted on 08/20/2005 5:42:05 PM PDT by Gucho
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