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Palestinians Firing Chinese-Made Rockets


[Jerusalem Post] Yaakov Lappin - A growing number of Chinese-made rockets are being smuggled into Gaza and fired at Israel. Supt. Kobi Preger, deputy head of the Israel Police's national bomb disposal laboratory, identified three types of Chinese-made rockets at a press conference Tuesday: "The 107 millimeter rocket, often called a 'Grad,' and two types of 122mm rockets." One version of the 122mm rocket had a range of 40 km. and had been used by Hamas to target areas such as Yavne, north of Ashdod. "The rockets are going farther and getting more powerful," he warned.
2009-04-03 06:00:00
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