Grad rocket explodes in residential Beersheba; 1 injured

By JPOST.COM STAFF 
03/23/2011 06:15

Rocket attack comes hours after similar attack near Ashdod; 9 Palestinians, 4 civilians killed in IDF attacks on terrorists in Gaza Strip; PM "expresses regret" for innocent loss of life.

   Sirens could be heard as a Grad rocket exploded early Wednesday morning in a private yard of a residential area in Beersheba.

No deaths were reported in the blast, however one 56-year-old man was injured moderately in his chest by flying debris when he witnessed the grad's explosion from his 3rd story window. He was treated by paramedics who arrived on the scene. Three others were treated for shock.

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