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How Israel destroyed Syria's Al Kibar nuclear reactor
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| Contributor | Penguin |
| Last Edited | Penguin Nov 08, 2009 11:32pm |
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| Category | General |
| Author | Erich Follath and Holger Stark |
| News Date | Wednesday, November 4, 2009 05:30:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | In a hushed-up mission in September 2007, Israeli jets blew up a mysterious complex in the Syrian desert
Some in Deir el-Zor talk of a bright flash which lit up the night in the distant desert. Others report seeing a gigantic column of smoke over the Euphrates, like a threatening finger. Some talk of omens, while others relate conspiracy theories. The pious older guests at Jisr al-Kabir, a popular restaurant near the city's landmark suspension bridge, believe it was a sign from heaven.
All the rumors have long since muddied the waters as to what people may or may not have seen. But even the supposedly advanced Western world, with its state-of-the-art surveillance technology and interconnectedness through the mass media, has little more solid information than the people in this Syrian desert town. What happened in the night of Sept. 6, 2007 in the desert, 130 kilometers (81 miles) from the Iraqi border, 30 kilometers from Deir el-Zor, is one of the great mysteries of our times. |
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