The errant missile was fired from one of the F-15's, the officials said.
Cato quickly drew his sword and threw himself forward, trying his hardest not to appear responsible for the errant missile.
A supersonic passenger jet flying over the Pacific Ocean, is struck by an errant missile.
A strike at a mistaken target or an errant missile will not be much of a deterrent.
Next summer, President Clinton will decide whether to deploy the system, designed to guard against errant missiles from countries like North Korea.
The general later said he had suspected from the start that an errant antiaircraft missile had been responsible.
During the American-led invasion in 2003, an errant American missile struck a marketplace in the district, killing more than 60 people.
They roll, pitch and hurl the tubes, their bodies serving at times as launching pads and blocks for the errant missiles.
None of the errant missiles, including the latest, has killed anybody.
The eighth errant missile hit the Rashid Hotel.