Katusha rocket falls close to Basra refinery

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: A Katusha rocket fell close to southern Iraq ’s Basra refinery on Sunday afternoon, whilst police forces managed to uncover two other rockets, ready for launching towards the same target, in an agricultural area south of Basra ’s Zubair township, a security source reported on Monday.   “South Iraq’s Refinery in Shueiba township, 25 km to the south of Basra , was attacked by a Katusha rocket, causing no human or material losses,” the security source told IraqiNews.com news agency.   He said that the police forces had launched an inspection operation after the attack, discovering two other Katusha rockets, ready for launching in an agricultural area in Zubair township, 30 km to the west of Basra , dismantling both rockets.   “The rockets launchers seem to have been targeting Basra International Airport , 25 km to the northwest of the city,” he said.   Basra , the center of the Province carrying the same name, is 590 km to the south of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad .   SKH (IT) 924