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.
(Excerpt) Read more at jpost.com ...
Gee, that’s tough. I hate when that happens.
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.
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