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Sri Lanka: Tamil Tiger's rebels fired helicopter of Italian Undersecretary Boniver

Colombo, Sri Lanka - Sri Lankan Air Force's aircraft did not have yet pick up Italian delegation

A Sri Lankan Air Force Mi-17 helicopter has been hit with four firearms shot presumably fired by Tamil Tiger’s rebels: it was bound for Arugam Bay, village in the Eastern part of the country where it was expected to pick up an Italian deputation including Italian Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs, Margherita Boniver, and Italian ambassador to Colombo, who were visiting Italian Civil Defence projects o...

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Rome, Italy, 12/14/2005 17:12
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