Somalia: U.S. Navy Missiles Strike Coastal Town

12 February 2008

Eyl — U.S. Navy warships off of Somalia's northeastern coast fired at least three missiles at locations inside the coastal town of Eyl, local sources reported Tuesday.

One of the missiles hit a part of the town's small airstrip, with the other two missiles landing in the vicinity, a local elder told Garowe Online by telephone.

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