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Italian Police's helicopter under light weapons attack in Albania

Tirana, Albania - No consequences occurred anyway for the crew and the aircraft

An Italian Police's helicopter in service in the Albanian territory, within the cooperation agreements between Italy and Albania against the organized crime, would have turn into a target yesterday due to an attack performed by resorting to light weapons while it was flying from the southern small city of Saranda towards its capital, Tirana. Some men would have fired towards the aircraft, without succeeding...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 101953
Rome, Italy, 08/19/2004 20:41
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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