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Tony Blair's private jet risks shooting-down on Israeli skies

Sharm el Sheik, Egypt - Pilot didn't identified the airplane

Tony Blair's private jet has risked the shooting-down by two Israeli warplanes after the missing identification of the airplane by the pilot. Mr Blair was not informed of the situation by the pilot: “They were unaware of it while they were on the plane”, Ruti Winterstein, spokeswoman for Mr Blair’s office in Israel, said. “They didn’t hear about it until afterwards, from the media”. An Isra...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1089997
Rome, Italy, 05/23/2008 12:36
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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