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A rocket against a French military aircraft: the rebels admit
N'Djamena, Ciad - The chief of the Ciad rebel admitted the launch; but the rocket did not hit the plane
After the initial denial, and after a few hours the rebels in Ciad admitted they had launched a missile against a French military aircraft, without hitting it. The news was given by the spokesman of the French Armed Forces, Christophe Prazuck, who said "Monday morning a plane Atlantique 2 on reconnaissance mission on the eastern Ciad detected a missile which had been shot. The plane had not been hit"....
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 67530
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency