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Rockets hit Cairo communication satellite dish

By AFP
Egypt Egyptian soldiers stand guard outside Tahrir Square in Cairo, on October 6, 2013.  By Khaled Desouki AFPFile
OCT 7, 2013 LISTEN
Egyptian soldiers stand guard outside Tahrir Square in Cairo, on October 6, 2013. By Khaled Desouki (AFP/File)

Cairo (AFP) - Unknown assailants fired rocket propelled grenades at communication satellite dishes in Cairo on Monday, damaging one, security officials said.

The officials said one of the rockets left a 25 centimetre (nine inch) breach in a satellite dish used for international phone calls.

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