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Egypt: Palestinians Behind Rocket Attack on Israel, Jordan

   VOA News 04 August 2010
   A  damaged car is seen at the site of a rocket attack, in front of the
   Intercontinental  Hotel  in  the Red Sea port of Aqaba, Jordan, 02 Aug
   2010

Photo: AP

   A  damaged car is seen at the site of a rocket attack, in front of the
   Intercontinental  Hotel  in  the Red Sea port of Aqaba, Jordan, 02 Aug
   2010

   Egypt  says  Palestinian  militants  were  responsible for a series of
   rocket strikes on Israel and Jordan this week.
   Egypt's  official  MENA news agency reports Wednesday that Palestinian
   factions  from the Gaza Strip launched five rockets Monday that struck
   the towns of Aqaba in Jordan and Eilat in Israel.  The attacks killed
   one Jordanian cab driver and injured at least four other people.
   The  Associated  Press  cited  an Egyptian security official as saying
   debris from a misfired rocket was found in Egyptian territory.
   The  Palestinian  militant group Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip,
   denied the accusations that a Palestinian group was responsible.
   A  Hamas  spokesman  said  no Palestinian faction operates outside the
   occupied territories.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP.

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