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Iran tests Sijil-2 rocket: Iranian President

Politics Materials 20 May 2009 15:01 (UTC +04:00)

Iran has successfully tested the Sizhil-2 type of ground-to-ground rocket, the IRNA agency quoted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as saying in the Semnan province.

"This missile was tested in the province of Semnan on Wednesday and successfully destroyed a goal," he said.

The Sijil-2 is capable of destroying objective, located at a distance of 2,000 km. It differs from missiles of Shahab-3, which have a one-lamp system, while Sijil-2 has two.

The Shahab-3 missile use liquid engines, but Sijil-2 uses a fuel engine

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