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The last respects to the Pope (11): the bomb-alert was false

Rome, Italy - The checks made aboard the suspect plane averted the attack threat

Italian Air Force denied the presence of a bomb aboard the Bombardier Learjet coming from Belgrade and bound for Ciampino in order to take persons destined to Skopjie. The alarm was called from an intelligence service source, defined as believable: following the alert, Italian air defence system ordered the takeoff of an F-16 fighter (which was temporarily re-deployed at Grazzanise airport together...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 118218
Rome, Italy, 04/08/2005 17:36
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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