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Syria: 20 die in 'failed missile test' (working w/ North Korea)
Jerusalem Post ^ | Aug 15, 2008 | staff

Posted on 08/15/2009 2:27:47 PM PDT by VRWCTexan

Twenty Syrians were killed and over 60 injured in a failed Scud missile test carried out by Syria, Iran and North Korea in May

One of two missiles had apparently strayed off its course due to a technical malfunction, landing in a civilian populated area.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: axisofevil; israel; missiles; norhkorea; scuds; syria
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21 posted on 08/15/2009 3:05:07 PM PDT by jimbo123
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To: VRWCTexan

Gee, that’s tough. I hate when that happens.


22 posted on 08/15/2009 3:13:46 PM PDT by Rocky (OBAMA: Succeeding where bin Laden failed.)
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To: VRWCTexan
One of two missiles had apparently strayed off its course due to a technical malfunction, landing in a civilian populated area in a town on the Syrian-Turkish border. The victims were all civilians.

The incident was part of a botched attempt to test a new short-range ballistic missile developed together by the three countries, the report said.

According to Kyodo News, the area - a marketplace - was immediately closed off to the public, who was told that a gas explosion had ensued and was the cause of the wreckage.

It was unclear where the other missile landed.

This thing landed in SYRIA, not NK. I bet that it got someones attention around Netanyahu.

23 posted on 08/15/2009 4:26:53 PM PDT by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)
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To: VRWCTexan

Link to a 2007 article on a similar accident:

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1901113/posts


24 posted on 08/15/2009 5:22:41 PM PDT by Ben Hecks
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