GRAD-missiles fired at Shiites in Karbala

tocqueville

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Sun Mar-19-06 10:07 AM
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GRAD-missiles fired at Shiites in Karbala

"Three Grad missiles were fired towards Karbala, two fell into the desert and one in town," Khazali said.

Police initially said a mortar shell landed in a parking lot, causing no casualties.

"This is the first time that the terrorists used this type of missile," the governor said, adding that they were fired from the Musayyib region, about 20 kilometres (15 miles) away.

Karbala police chief General Razeq al-Tayi said the missiles were fired from a rural area, adding "we have no way of preventing such attacks as we have no aerial observation capabilities".

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060319/ts_afp/iraq_060319132523

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peacebird

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Sun Mar-19-06 11:06 AM
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1. forgive my ignorance - what is a GRAD missile?

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tocqueville

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Sun Mar-19-06 07:13 PM
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2. it's basically a Russian multiple rocket launcher

Edited on Sun Mar-19-06 07:16 PM by tocqueville

http://www.armyrecognition.com/Russe/vehicule_artillerie/BM-21/BM-21_Russie_description.htm
(in French but the pictures will give you an idea)

http://www.armyrecognition.com/index.htm

this is professional stuff

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burythehatchet

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Sun Mar-19-06 07:18 PM
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3. One that has completed its undergraduate work

and is undertaking advanced study. :)

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