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Britain too will send attack helicopters to Libya

Tripoli, Libya - It's announced by Alain Juppè and Gerard Longuet

The French foreign minister, Alain Juppè, and his colleague of Defense, Gerard Longuet, announced that France and Britain have decided to use attack helicopters in military operations in Libya (see AVIONEWS). Juppè - in Brussels for the EU ministerial meeting- stressed that the use of helicopters is within "Exactly in the framework of Resolution 1973" of the UN Security Council. Longuet on h...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1129984
Rome, Italy, 05/24/2011 16:54
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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