Two Katyusha rockets fired from Lebanon towards northern Israel

Published June 17th, 2007 - 03:15 GMT

Two Katyusha rockets landed in the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona near the border with Lebanon on Sunday afternoon, causing damage but no injuries, a police spokesman said.

 

"Two Katyusha rockets landed in Kiryat Shmona, caused damage to a vehicle and roads. There were no injuries," the spokesman said, according to Reuters. "Bomb disposal experts are examining the damage caused."

 

Kiryat Shmona was hard-hit during last summer's 34-day war, during which Hizbullah fired some 4,000 Katyusha rockets at towns and cities across northern Israel.

Lebanese sources maintained that the firing was carried out by a Palestinian group. They said the attack was connected to the clashes in a north Lebanon Palestinian refugee camp against the al-Qaeda-inspired fighters, members of Fatah Islam.