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1 dead in Israeli strike on convoy By JOSEPH PANOSSIAN, Associated Press Writer
5 minutes ago

BEIRUT, Lebanon - An Israeli drone fired at a convoy fleeing attacks in southern Lebanon, killing at least one man and wounding other people, witnesses and hospital officials said.

The state-run National News Agency said at least four people were killed.

The convoy of more than 100 civilian vehicles as well as vehicles carrying a detachment of 350 Lebanese soldiers and police was hit near the town of Chtaura in the Bekaa Valley.

Hospital officials in the town of Job Jannine said they received 25 casualties from the attack; it was not immediately clear how many were fatalities.

Security officials in the Bekaa said at least nine rockets were fired on the convoy.

Two U.N. peacekeeping armored vehicles led the convoy out of the Israeli-occupied town of Marjayoun; it was not know if they were still with the convoy at the time of the attack.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060811/ap_on_re_mi_ea/mideast_fighting_convoy_attack

#1 they weren't hit in Maryayoun since the town was taken by the Israelis
#2 the convoy was deep inside Lebanon, where there aren't any launchers of the type you name. Their range is too short.



look for Marjayoun and Bekaa on the map.