Four wounded as Qassam rocket hits Sderot home

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Four people were lightly wounded Thursday evening when a Qassam rocket fired from the Gaza Strip struck a home in the western Negev town of Sderot.

The family was home at the time of the attack, and the father, Genadi Polotkov, suffered light to moderate wounds. Three passersby were lightly hurt, and eight people were treated for shock.

Flames engulfed the house following the strike, and firefighters rushed to the scene in an effort to put out the blaze.

A second rocket fired in the same barrage struck a cooking gas tank next to an empty home, starting a fire, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said.

A third Sderot house was hit by a Qassam rocket earlier in the day. There were no injuries in that attack, and Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.

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