Servicemen rushed to rescue little children from a day care center in Sderot, Israel, when Palestinian militants fired a rocket into the center.
None of the 15 babies at the center was hurt. But frantic parents across the city - already furious over the government's failure to protect them and their children from the near-daily rocket fire - pulled their children out of schools on the second day of the academic year.
Army officials said the militants had fired six rockets at the southern Israeli city situated only a few kilometers (miles) from the Gaza Strip. At least one of the six rockets had reached the target. The Islamic Jihad militant group claimed responsibiity for firing three.
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http://english.pravda.ru/news/hotspots/03-09-2007/96608-rocket-0
Hands with Al Qaeda
Sep 3 2007
New Delhi - The militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed, which is active in Jammu and Kashmir, and its two splinter groups have joined hands with international terror group al Qaeda to fight Pakistani forces.
The Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Jangvi and Sipah-e-Sahaba joined al Qaeda to increase terrorist activities targeting the Pakistan Army, government personalities and installations, a media report from Pakistan said.
Militants of these groups are being led by Abu Ali Tunisi, a terrorist from Tunisia. Tunisi, based in North Waziristan, is coordinating with the groups and individuals who believe in bringing about a revolution through terrorism, Pakistani daily The News reported.
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Ramadan Starts on Sept. 13, Says Astronomy Body
4 September 2007
DUBAI — The Emirates Astronomical Society (EAS) has announced that the holy month of Ramadan will start on Thursday (Sept. 13) according to astronomical calculations.
“Astronomical calculations have showed that Sept. 13 will be the first day of the fasting month in most Muslim countries, including Oman, Morocco, Iran and others, which started the month of Shaaban on Aug. 14,” said Mohammed Ouda, chairman of the Islamic Crescents’ Observation Project (ICOP) and a member of the EAS.
For these countries, he explained, Tuesday, Sept. 11, will correspond to the 29th of Shaaban and on this specific day it will be impossible to sight the crescent, as the moon will set before the sun. Consequently, he added, these countries should complete 30 days in the month of Shaaban and start the fasting month on Thursday, Sept. 13.
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=4§ion=0&article=100815&d=4&m=9&y=2007
JEM and AQ.
Duly noted and thank you Oorang.