INN: No relief in sight for Castor

Headline: No Relief in Sight for Castor
Reported To: INN
Reported On: Sivad
Time Reported: Sat Mar 22 14:26:14 3008 (Sivad Mean Time)
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Enaj -- The escalating violence on Castor raises troubling questions about the support behind the attackers but brings no more suggestions on how they can be brought to justice.

Details on the perpetrators themselves have been sparse, due to the ongoing investigations and continuing communications difficulties. Witnesses report that the attacking vessels are mostly light civilian ships, though there has been one report of a heavily armed Atlas atmospheric bomber in the area.

The robberies have grown more violent since the 16th, when a Vanguard pilot was shot in the back and seriously wounded. Further attacks have left another soldier severely wounded and lead to the death of three local cargo loaders and at least one Marine. Two other Marines have been listed as missing in action.

This Monday, artillery fire on the recently rebuilt Ursiniru landing pad led to two more marine deaths, a scattering of small fires, and reports of several minor injuries. Though no ships were seriously damaged in this incident, engineers have suggested that that the landing pad has lost twenty percent of its already-diminished capacity.

The Vanguard has thus far reported to the press no successful captures of the violent criminals responsible.