Attackers Fire Missiles at Navy Ship in Jordan

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Attackers Fire Missiles at Navy Ship in Jordan
One Missile Falls Close to Airport in Neighboring Israel
By JOHN J. LUMPKIN, AP


WASHINGTON (Aug. 19) - U.S. military officials believe two Navy ships at a port in Jordan were the targets of a rocket attack on Friday but were still seeking evidence to confirm that and find out who was behind the strike.

"We condemn all such attacks," said White House spokeswoman Dana Perino, who was with the vacationing President Bush in Crawford, Texas. "We are investigating the matter and will cooperate with local Jordanian officials on the attacks."

Early Friday, three rockets were fired that Israeli and Jordanian authorities said were launched by militants from a warehouse.

One sailed over the bow of the USS Ashland, an amphibious assault ship docked at the Jordanian Red Sea port of Aqaba, and slammed into a Jordanian army warehouse, killing a Jordanian soldier. No American personnel were injured.

That warehouse is also used by the U.S. military to store goods bound for Iraq, according to Jordanian authorities.

Another rocket fell close to an airport in neighboring Israel, officials said. The third landed near a public hospital about a mile away, according to a Jordanian official.

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1. Missiles?

Well, Katushkya rockets. Interesting that the White House is "looking into" these reports.

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2. Duplicate

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