1. Also, allied war planes stepped up their bombing raids despite reports that a stray missile struck a Belgrade hospital. 2. A Washington Post account named three of the dead, who residents said were gathering scrap metal from a former al-Qaida camp when the missile struck. 3. But even with advanced satellite intelligence, it is difficult to pinpoint cave locations and have bombs and missiles strike them at exactly the right angle. 4. Eight missiles struck the Kosovo capital, Pristina, Wednesday morning, hitting the local airport and two suburbs, the Serb-run media center there reported. 5. Even if the missile had struck the fuselage, McGuire said, he doubts the destruction would have been so complete and immediate. 6. Eleven people were killed Sunday when NATO missiles struck a bridge south of the Yugoslav capital, plunging people and cars into a river below, Yugoslav authorities said. 7. If a missile struck the fuselage, however, the water would have no bearing on the evidence, sources said. 8. In the bedroom where the missile struck, a watch sat on a bedside table Monday afternoon, apparently where its owner placed it before going to bed. 9. Khurj said the missile struck in the middle of the night on the third day of the attack. 10. Military officials expressed regret for any civilians whom tribal leaders assert were killed in the attacks, but insisted American bombs and missiles had struck legitimate military targets. |