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Radian Aerospace Wants To Reinvent The Space Rocket

Handout Artist’s renditon of Radian One, a "space plane" capable of reaching orbit in a single stage. A Seattle-area startup called Radian Aerospace is fine-tuning the design of its orbital space plane, with an eye toward building a subscale prototype as early as this year. The company is also in the midst of a fresh round of fundraising, following up on $ 27.5 million in investment that was announced in 2022, according to Livingston Holder, Radian’s co-founder and chief technology officer. “That round will be larger,” Holder said. Over the past two years, Radian has made progress on an ambitious plan to create a reusable winged space plane that would be launched toward low Earth orbit by a rocket-propelled sled and its own rocket engines. The single-stage-to-orbit concept, or SSTO, has been called a “holy grail” for cheap access to spacePhoto by Radian Aerospace via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Radian Aerospace Wants To Reinvent The Space Rocket

Handout Artist’s renditon of Radian One, a "space plane" capable of reaching orbit in a single stage. A Seattle-area startup called Radian Aerospace is fine-tuning the design of its orbital space plane, with an eye toward building a subscale prototype as early as this year. The company is also in the midst of a fresh round of fundraising, following up on $ 27.5 million in investment that was announced in 2022, according to Livingston Holder, Radian’s co-founder and chief technology officer. “That round will be larger,” Holder said. Over the past two years, Radian has made progress on an ambitious plan to create a reusable winged space plane that would be launched toward low Earth orbit by a rocket-propelled sled and its own rocket engines. The single-stage-to-orbit concept, or SSTO, has been called a “holy grail” for cheap access to spacePhoto by Radian Aerospace via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Radian Aerospace Wants To Reinvent The Space Rocket

Handout Artist’s renditon of Radian One, a "space plane" capable of reaching orbit in a single stage. A Seattle-area startup called Radian Aerospace is fine-tuning the design of its orbital space plane, with an eye toward building a subscale prototype as early as this year. The company is also in the midst of a fresh round of fundraising, following up on $ 27.5 million in investment that was announced in 2022, according to Livingston Holder, Radian’s co-founder and chief technology officer. “That round will be larger,” Holder said. Over the past two years, Radian has made progress on an ambitious plan to create a reusable winged space plane that would be launched toward low Earth orbit by a rocket-propelled sled and its own rocket engines. The single-stage-to-orbit concept, or SSTO, has been called a “holy grail” for cheap access to spacePhoto by Radian Aerospace via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Radian Aerospace Wants To Reinvent The Space Rocket

Handout Artist’s renditon of Radian One, a "space plane" capable of reaching orbit in a single stage. A Seattle-area startup called Radian Aerospace is fine-tuning the design of its orbital space plane, with an eye toward building a subscale prototype as early as this year. The company is also in the midst of a fresh round of fundraising, following up on $ 27.5 million in investment that was announced in 2022, according to Livingston Holder, Radian’s co-founder and chief technology officer. “That round will be larger,” Holder said. Over the past two years, Radian has made progress on an ambitious plan to create a reusable winged space plane that would be launched toward low Earth orbit by a rocket-propelled sled and its own rocket engines. The single-stage-to-orbit concept, or SSTO, has been called a “holy grail” for cheap access to spacePhoto by Radian Aerospace via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran - Erbil

A member of of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) holds a a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher during a military drill in an outpost near Erbil, Kurdistan region of Iraq on Sunday, June 11, 2023. The KDPI, a leftist Kurdish group of Iran that has been running an armed struggle against the Islamic Republic's regime in Iran from exile for decades. The group has found itself in the spotlight of the recent tensions inside Iran after the women-led protest movement ignited by the death of Mahsa Amini, as Tehran has repeated blamed what it calls the “separatist” Kurdish group behind the protests, and since has targeted the group with drones and missile strikes inside Iraq. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran - Erbil

Members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) practice on a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher nearby an outpost near Erbil, Kurdistan region of Iraq on Friday, June 09, 2023. The KDPI, a leftist Kurdish group of Iran that has been running an armed struggle against the Islamic Republic's regime in Iran from exile for decades. The group has found itself in the spotlight of the recent tensions inside Iran after the women-led protest movement ignited by the death of Mahsa Amini, as Tehran has repeated blamed what it calls the “separatist” Kurdish group behind the protests, and since has targeted the group with drones and missile strikes inside Iraq. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Files - Iranian Army Military Drill

File photo - Soldiers from the Islamic Republic of Iran Army fire Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) during a military drill dubbed “Zolfaghar” in Hormozgan province in south Iran on Sunday, August 27, 2006. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Files - Iranian Army Military Drill

File photo - Soldiers from the Islamic Republic of Iran Army fire Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) during a military drill dubbed “Zolfaghar” in Hormozgan province in south Iran on Sunday, August 27, 2006. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Files - Iranian Army Military Drill

File photo - Soldiers from the Islamic Republic of Iran Army fire Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) during a military drill dubbed “Zolfaghar” in Hormozgan province in south Iran on Sunday, August 27, 2006. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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24 Israeli soldiers killed in single day in Gaza while army "encircles" Khan Younis

STORY: 24 Israeli soldiers killed in single day in Gaza while army "encircles" Khan Younis SHOOTING DATE: Jan. 23, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: TEL AVIV, Israel CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent in Tel Aviv, Israel 2. various of the photos of the 21 Israeli soliders killed in central Gaza 3. various of the conflict STORYLINE: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Tuesday that its troops have surrounded the main southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis after its 24 soldiers were killed in Gaza in the worst single-day toll on Monday. At a press briefing, IDF Spokesman Daniel Hagari said 21 soldiers were killed in an explosion in central Gaza on Monday. They were preparing explosives to demolish two buildings when coming under a rocket-propelled grenade attack by the Palestinian militants, which triggered a premature explosion and resulted in the collapse of the buildings, with the soldiers either inside or nearby. STANDUP (English

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Istanbul exhibition highlights conflicts in Gaza through Palestinian children's eyes

STORY: Istanbul exhibition highlights conflicts in Gaza through Palestinian children's eyes SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 4, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 5, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:47 LOCATION: Istanbul CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition hall in Taksim Square in Istanbul 2. various of the exhibition 3. various of Türkiye's First Lady Emine Erdogan at the opening ceremony of the exhibition STORYLINE: As visitors enter the exhibition hall at Istanbul's Taksim Square, they are greeted by an image, albeit of its childish strokes, vividly depicting a rocket-propelled grenade piercing the heart of a woman. This poignant artwork is the creation of Mona, a six-year-old Palestinian girl who lost her mother during the 2009 Gaza War. Her painting, generated into a clip of animation with the help of artificial intelligence, provides a raw and unfiltered glimpse into the most traumatic episode of her young life, offering a candid perspective seen through the eyes of a child. Mona is one of the many Gazan childre

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Kibbutz Be’eri Massacre Aftermath - Israel

A rocket propelled grenade impact strike marks the wall of a bomb shelter in Kibbutz Be’eri, the scene of an attack by Hamas militants which killed 120 people, close to Gaza in southern Israel. Netivot, Israel, October 20, 2023. Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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ISRAEL-LEBANON-BORDER-TENSION

(231017) -- JERUSALEM, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows Israeli soldiers and military vehicles at a camp near the Israeli-Lebanese border in northern Israel. The Israeli-Lebanese border has seen an escalation of tensions since last week as Hezbollah fired tens of rockets at Israeli military sites on Oct. 8 in support of an onslaught by the Gaza-ruling Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on Israel on Oct. 7. Hezbollah on Monday announced that it targeted five Israeli sites with rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns and inflicted Israeli injuries, to which Israel responded by firing seven missiles toward Hezbollah positions in the border town of Rmeish and shelling several Lebanese areas. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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ISRAEL-LEBANON-BORDER-TENSION

(231017) -- JERUSALEM, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows an Israeli soldier on a military vehicle running on a road near the Israeli-Lebanese border in northern Israel. The Israeli-Lebanese border has seen an escalation of tensions since last week as Hezbollah fired tens of rockets at Israeli military sites on Oct. 8 in support of an onslaught by the Gaza-ruling Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on Israel on Oct. 7. Hezbollah on Monday announced that it targeted five Israeli sites with rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns and inflicted Israeli injuries, to which Israel responded by firing seven missiles toward Hezbollah positions in the border town of Rmeish and shelling several Lebanese areas. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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ISRAEL-LEBANON-BORDER-TENSION

(231017) -- JERUSALEM, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a blocked road leading to a village near the Israeli-Lebanese border in northern Israel. The Israeli-Lebanese border has seen an escalation of tensions since last week as Hezbollah fired tens of rockets at Israeli military sites on Oct. 8 in support of an onslaught by the Gaza-ruling Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on Israel on Oct. 7. Hezbollah on Monday announced that it targeted five Israeli sites with rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns and inflicted Israeli injuries, to which Israel responded by firing seven missiles toward Hezbollah positions in the border town of Rmeish and shelling several Lebanese areas. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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ISRAEL-LEBANON-BORDER-TENSION

(231017) -- JERUSALEM, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows Israeli soldiers and military vehicles at a camp near the Israeli-Lebanese border in northern Israel. The Israeli-Lebanese border has seen an escalation of tensions since last week as Hezbollah fired tens of rockets at Israeli military sites on Oct. 8 in support of an onslaught by the Gaza-ruling Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on Israel on Oct. 7. Hezbollah on Monday announced that it targeted five Israeli sites with rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns and inflicted Israeli injuries, to which Israel responded by firing seven missiles toward Hezbollah positions in the border town of Rmeish and shelling several Lebanese areas. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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ISRAEL-LEBANON-BORDER-TENSION

(231017) -- JERUSALEM, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows Israeli soldiers on a military vehicle at a camp near the Israeli-Lebanese border in northern Israel. The Israeli-Lebanese border has seen an escalation of tensions since last week as Hezbollah fired tens of rockets at Israeli military sites on Oct. 8 in support of an onslaught by the Gaza-ruling Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on Israel on Oct. 7. Hezbollah on Monday announced that it targeted five Israeli sites with rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns and inflicted Israeli injuries, to which Israel responded by firing seven missiles toward Hezbollah positions in the border town of Rmeish and shelling several Lebanese areas. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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ISRAEL-LEBANON-BORDER-TENSION

(231017) -- JERUSALEM, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows Israeli soldiers and military vehicles at a camp near the Israeli-Lebanese border in northern Israel. The Israeli-Lebanese border has seen an escalation of tensions since last week as Hezbollah fired tens of rockets at Israeli military sites on Oct. 8 in support of an onslaught by the Gaza-ruling Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on Israel on Oct. 7. Hezbollah on Monday announced that it targeted five Israeli sites with rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns and inflicted Israeli injuries, to which Israel responded by firing seven missiles toward Hezbollah positions in the border town of Rmeish and shelling several Lebanese areas. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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ISRAEL-LEBANON-BORDER-TENSION

(231017) -- JERUSALEM, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows Israeli soldiers and military vehicles at a camp near the Israeli-Lebanese border in northern Israel. The Israeli-Lebanese border has seen an escalation of tensions since last week as Hezbollah fired tens of rockets at Israeli military sites on Oct. 8 in support of an onslaught by the Gaza-ruling Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on Israel on Oct. 7. Hezbollah on Monday announced that it targeted five Israeli sites with rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns and inflicted Israeli injuries, to which Israel responded by firing seven missiles toward Hezbollah positions in the border town of Rmeish and shelling several Lebanese areas. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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ISRAEL-LEBANON-BORDER-TENSION

(231017) -- JERUSALEM, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows an Israeli soldier on a military vehicle at a camp near the Israeli-Lebanese border in northern Israel. The Israeli-Lebanese border has seen an escalation of tensions since last week as Hezbollah fired tens of rockets at Israeli military sites on Oct. 8 in support of an onslaught by the Gaza-ruling Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on Israel on Oct. 7. Hezbollah on Monday announced that it targeted five Israeli sites with rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns and inflicted Israeli injuries, to which Israel responded by firing seven missiles toward Hezbollah positions in the border town of Rmeish and shelling several Lebanese areas. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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Attack on Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan - A member of security forces in Afghanistan responds to an attack by insurgents in Kabul on April 15, 2012. Three insurgents holed up in a building under construction in the Afghan capital fired rocket-propelled grenades toward the central diplomatic area where Western embassies are located.

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Attack on Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan - A rocket-propelled grenade fired by insurgents hits a hotel in Kabul on April 15, 2012. Three insurgents holed up in a building under construction in the Afghan capital fired rocket-propelled grenades toward the central diplomatic area where Western embassies are located.

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Attack on Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan - Security forces in Afghanistan respond to an attack by insurgents in Kabul on April 15, 2012. Three insurgents holed up in a building under construction in the Afghan capital fired rocket-propelled grenades toward the central diplomatic area where Western embassies are located.

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Militants attack U.S. embassy in Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan soldier (front) stands near a building under construction (R back) at Abdul Haq square, which is about 300 meters from the U.S. Embassy, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sept. 13, 2011. Taliban insurgents, who took over the building, launched an attack the same day toward the area of the U.S. Embassy and the headquarters of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, firing rocket-propelled grenades and guns.

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Militants attack U.S. embassy in Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan - Photo taken on Sept. 13, 2011, shows a building under construction at Abdul Haq square, which is about 300 meters from the U.S. Embassy, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Taliban insurgents, who took over the building, launched an attack the same day toward the area of the U.S. Embassy and the headquarters of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, firing rocket-propelled grenades and guns.

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Attack in Baghdad leaves at least 2 Britons dead

BAGHDAD, Iraq - An explosion destroyed an armored civilian vehicle near an entrance to the ''Green Zone'' compound that serves as headquarters for the U.S.-led coalition in central Baghdad on May 24. Two British civilians reportedly died in what appeared to be a rocket-propelled grenade attack.

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(2)GSDF keeps watch in Samawah after suspected attack on Japan troops

SAMAWAH, Iraq - Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) on April 8 inspect a site near their camp in Samawah, southern Iraq, where marks indicating that mortar shells or rocket-propelled grenades had hit the ground were found.

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(1)GSDF keeps watch in Samawah after suspected attack on Japan troops

SAMAWAH, Iraq - A Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) armored vehicle keeps watch near the GSDF's camp in Samawah, southern Iraq, on April 8 after marks indicating that mortar shells or rocket-propelled grenades had hit the ground were found in two places about 300 meters north of the camp.

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(1)Grenade hits hotel in central Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - People stand near the Sheraton hotel in Baghdad, which was hit by a rocket-propelled on March 24. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

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Afghan police seize 30 pieces assault rifles in northern Mazar-i-Sharif city

STORY: Afghan police seize 30 pieces assault rifles in northern Mazar-i-Sharif city DATELINE: Dec. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:25 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY/LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of assault rifles STORYLINE: The Afghan police have collected arms and ammunitions including 30 pieces of AK-47 assault rifles from individuals in the northern Mazar-i-Sharif city, the capital of Balkh province, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said Monday. Police have launched separate operations and searched houses over the past couple of weeks and resultantly discovered 30 pieces of AK-47, a stock of rocket propelled grenade (RPG-7) and ammunitions, Waziri told reporters. Waziri also noted that police would install CCTV surveillance cameras in parts of Mazar-i-Sharif city to further ensure security. Locals say that collecting arms from irresponsible armed persons and installing security cameras would help check criminal activities in the city. At least two medical workers were abducted in Mazar

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Afghan police discover weapon cache in northern Mazar-i-Sharif

STORY: Afghan police discover weapon cache in northern Mazar-i-Sharif DATELINE: Sept. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the weapon cache discovered by police in Balkh province STORYLINE: A weapon cache was discovered by police in Mazar-i-Sharif city of Afghanistan's Balkh province following a special operation, with a variety of arms and ammunition confiscated, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said Saturday. "The operation was launched today in Police District 5 and police discovered a rocket-propelled grenade, an 82 mm caliber gun, anti-aircraft gun, 54 stock hand grenades and hundreds of rounds of bullets," Waziri told reporters here. Police would continue to collect arms and ammunitions from anyone from non-security organizations to stabilize peace and security in the province, the official asserted. In similar operations a couple of weeks ago, police also collected 40 pieces of arms including several AK

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Clear And Present Danger (1994)

Ambushed Envoy Scene Film: Clear And Present Danger (USA 1994) / Literaturverfilmung (Based On The Book By Tom Clancy) Director: Phillip Noyce 03 August 1994 Date: 03 August 1994

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Clear And Present Danger (1994)

Rocket Launcher Aimed At Envoy Film: Clear And Present Danger (USA 1994) / Literaturverfilmung (Based On The Book By Tom Clancy) Director: Phillip Noyce 03 August 1994 Date: 03 August 1994

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Militants attack U.S. embassy in Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan soldier (front) stands near a building under construction (R back) at Abdul Haq square, which is about 300 meters from the U.S. Embassy, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sept. 13, 2011. Taliban insurgents, who took over the building, launched an attack the same day toward the area of the U.S. Embassy and the headquarters of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, firing rocket-propelled grenades and guns. (Kyodo)

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Militants attack U.S. embassy in Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan - Photo taken on Sept. 13, 2011, shows a building under construction at Abdul Haq square, which is about 300 meters from the U.S. Embassy, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Taliban insurgents, who took over the building, launched an attack the same day toward the area of the U.S. Embassy and the headquarters of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, firing rocket-propelled grenades and guns. (Kyodo)

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Attack on Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan - A member of security forces in Afghanistan responds to an attack by insurgents in Kabul on April 15, 2012. Three insurgents holed up in a building under construction in the Afghan capital fired rocket-propelled grenades toward the central diplomatic area where Western embassies are located. (Kyodo)

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Attack on Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan - A rocket-propelled grenade fired by insurgents hits a hotel in Kabul on April 15, 2012. Three insurgents holed up in a building under construction in the Afghan capital fired rocket-propelled grenades toward the central diplomatic area where Western embassies are located. (Kyodo)

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Attack on Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan - Security forces in Afghanistan respond to an attack by insurgents in Kabul on April 15, 2012. Three insurgents holed up in a building under construction in the Afghan capital fired rocket-propelled grenades toward the central diplomatic area where Western embassies are located. (Kyodo)

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(2)GSDF keeps watch in Samawah after suspected attack on Japan t

SAMAWAH, Iraq - Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) on April 8 inspect a site near their camp in Samawah, southern Iraq, where marks indicating that mortar shells or rocket-propelled grenades had hit the ground were found. (Kyodo)

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(1)GSDF keeps watch in Samawah after suspected attack on Japan t

SAMAWAH, Iraq - A Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) armored vehicle keeps watch near the GSDF's camp in Samawah, southern Iraq, on April 8 after marks indicating that mortar shells or rocket-propelled grenades had hit the ground were found in two places about 300 meters north of the camp. (Kyodo)

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(1)Grenade hits hotel in central Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - People stand near the Sheraton hotel in Baghdad, which was hit by a rocket-propelled on March 24. There were no immediate reports of casualties. (Kyodo)

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Attack in Baghdad leaves at least 2 Britons dead

BAGHDAD, Iraq - An explosion destroyed an armored civilian vehicle near an entrance to the ''Green Zone'' compound that serves as headquarters for the U.S.-led coalition in central Baghdad on May 24. Two British civilians reportedly died in what appeared to be a rocket-propelled grenade attack. (Kyodo)