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Rockets Strike Southern Jordan, Israel

   VOA News 02 August 2010
   Israeli police inspect the site where a rocket landed on the outskirts
   of the Israeli Red Sea resort of Eilat, 02 Aug 2010

Photo: AFP

   Israeli police inspect the site where a rocket landed on the outskirts
   of the Israeli Red Sea resort of Eilat, 02 Aug 2010

   Officials in Jordan say a rocket has struck the Red Sea port of Aqaba,
   wounding four people.
   One of the injured was seriously hurt in the strike.
   Israeli  police  said  several rockets were also fired at the southern
   city  of  Eilat,  but  there  was  no  damage  and  no casualties were
   reported.
   The   two  cities  are  located  a  few  kilometers  apart  along  the
   Israel-Jordan border.
   Authorities  are  investigating  who fired the rockets, and from where
   they were launched. Â
   Egyptian  security  officials have denied speculation that the rockets
   were fired from the nearby Sinai Peninsula.
   It is the second time this year the area has been targeted.  A rocket
   struck Aqaba in April, but no one was hurt in the attack.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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