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IRAQ SAYS IT SHOOTS DOWN US PLANE

IRAQ, An iraqi news agency, quoting military sources, said iraqi air defenses shot down a US recoinassance plane. "The air defenses in the Basra area shot down the plane when it was flying a spy mission inside Iraqi airspace", a military spokesman told the Iraqi News Agency. The spokesman didn't say whether the aircraft was manned or not. United States declined any comment.

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 16490
Rome, Italy, 08/27/2001 13:12
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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