9 Killed In Rocket Attack On Haifa

2006-07-16

Attack on north resumes: Rockets fired by Hizbullah terrorists from Lebanon land in Haifa; police say nine killed, dozens injured in strike. Israel TV reports of casualties in city. Nahariya, Kiryat Bialik also targeted; additional Katyushas apparently strike Akko area.

Ahiya Raved

YNET

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A siren was heard across Haifa Sunday after a Katyusha rocket fell in the area. Security forces said at least ten Katyusha rockets fell on the Haifa area.

Police said that nine people have been killed and dozens have been injured.

Police say nine people have been killed at the train depot. The rescue of the injured is being delayed after many people abandoned their vehicles due to rockets, leaving them on the road to the Rambam hospital.

The Katyusha barrage also struck Naharia, Kiryat Bialik (check post), Akko, and Rosh Hanikra.

The simultaneous attack took place shortly after 9 a.m. in the morning. Phone networks in the area have been affected.

Ofir from Haifa said: "I see the train depot downtown, on the train tracks. There were four hits and smoke is rising. Hizbullah apparently aimed for the oil refineries."

Karen from Haifa said: "We heard a rocket explode in the harbor area and then in the port."

Over 700 rockets have been fired since the beginning of fighting on the northern border, and the IDF does not rule out that the rockets may reach further south than Haifa. "Areas south of Haifa will receive an advanced warning in the form of a siren," Home Front Commander Yitzhak Gershon said.

First Published: 07.16.06, 09:23 Latest Update: 07.16.06, 09:47

Source: IMRA – Independent Media Review and Analysis