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Germany: Constitutional Court analyses Act on shooting down for hijacked aircraft

Berlin, Germany - Decision on the rule constitutionality to be taken into account during the next months

Six persons are asking German Constitutional Court today for stating that the rule scheduling a shooting down for hijacked aircraft under Defence Ministry’s order is illegal. German Government justified this measure underlining that it deals with an extreme solution to which resort only when one is certain that there is an attempt to perform a kamikaze attack in a September 11-style and no alternative s...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 130668
Rome, Italy, 11/09/2005 17:30
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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