Posted on 07/20/2006 10:33:33 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
An Israeli soldier scouts the area near the Israel-Lebanon border, July 20, 2006.
Yeah, great, just what we need, because they've been so darned effective in the past.
OTTAWA - A fire extinguisher exploded aboard one of the ships ferrying Canadian evacuees from Lebanon to Cyprus Friday, Canadian officials said, denying rumors that the vessel had been attacked.
Canadian diplomats in Cyprus confirmed that the explosion was not due to any attack but to a fire extinguisher aboard the Blue Dawn, which was heading to Larnaca, Cyprus, said Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Ambra Dickey in Ottawa. There were no reports of injuries.
There was no immediate word on the seriousness of the blast or how it occurred.
The Israeli military told The Associated Press there was no report of any Israeli firing from the sea, land or air off the Lebanese coast. It also said Israeli forces had not picked up any distress calls from ships off Lebanon.
Canada, which had 38,626 people registered at its embassy in Beirut on Friday, has been bombarded with criticism over its chaotic and slow evacuation efforts. Foreign Affairs officials said it had evacuated 2,413 people from Beirut by the end of the day Friday.
MacKay said the criticism was unwarranted and reminded reporters that it would likely become the country's largest emergency exodus from another country.
Must have been some muslims that reported it...
exploding fire extinguisher...jeez
General Sada?? or something like that?
The complainers and critics may have neglected to show proper gratitude to you for helping to evacuate them from Lebanon. But there are many of us here at home who appreciate all you do.
THANK YOU.
exploding fire extinguisher = IDF attack = a world that is desparately trying to find some way to blame all this ^%$# on Israel
U.N. Rep Terry Rhode warns Lebanon that using the Lebanese Army in conjunction with Hizbollah would violate UN Res 1559
The Hizzies are HOWLIN about this one...Put in in the 'who'd-a-thunk-it' dept.
The Hizzies are going to get a lot more to howl about before this is over.
Fox reporting that Sinora believes their "democracy" will fold because of the "US backed Isreali action."
ask a stupid question....
wish I could read arabic - appears there is no english version.
almost time for me to leave work, I check in later
You asked for the link.
Rice spoke in glowing terms of Sinora, he must not have heard. I'll bet the whole government will have to be replaced.
I know :(
Based on the expression on his face and in his voice, he's terrified (of Hezbollah).
Man, i hope the IAF was able to knock out all the fixed missile sites in the Bekka and southern Beirut. I'd look for some of those Zedzels to go off should the IDF cross the border
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