Missile fired at Melaris 12

A missile has been fired at the Rim World planet of Melaris 12 which was threatened by a ship of unknown origin a few weeks ago. A DDS team had recently arrived on the planet to investigate the first attack and were able to destroy the missile before it could hit Melaris' capital. Its not known if the missile was armed (the first attack was with blank laser shots) though debris is currently under analysis.

The DDS have despatched a ship from the Rapid Reaction Squadron under the command of Windscorpion. It will arrive at Melaris 12 tomorrow and will begin a full investigation into the attack. The missile is thought to be a Tarbotian one though that does not necessarily mean the Tarbotians were behind the attack because Tarbot often sell weapons like this to minor powers.

Firefly has ordered the alert status raised to AMBER as further attacks and attacks on the DDS cannot be ruled out.

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