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A Scud missile hit the Israeli city of Ramat Gan

United States · Warfare / Gulf War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1991

Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney22 January 1991

Warfare / Gulf War, first

A Scud missile hit the Israeli city of Ramat Gan, after two coalition Patriots failed to intercept it. Three elderly people suffered fatal heart attacks, another 96 people were injured, and 20 apartment buildings were damaged.

Names involved

Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney

Provenance

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