Wednesday, April 09, 2003

The United States on Wednesday warned countries it has accused of pursuing weapons of mass destruction, including Iran, Syria and North Korea, to "draw the appropriate lesson from Iraq." ...

--Reuters

3rd Stray Rocket Hits Iran, Kills Teen

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran reacted angrily Tuesday after a stray rocket struck its territory near the Iraqi border, killing an Iranian teenager.

It was the third time Iranian territory has been hit by a rocket since U.S.-led troops went to war in Iraq.

The rocket had "apparently been fired by U.S.-led coalition planes," said Mohammad Kianoush-Rad, who represents Ahvaz, capital of Khuzestan province, in the Iranian parliament.

He said it landed outside Abadan, a port city about 30 miles east of the Iraqi city of Basra.

A 13-year-old boy was killed by the explosion, which left a 5-foot-deep crater in the road, state-run Tehran television said....


--AP; also at Fox

Coincidence?

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