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Turkey: for every plane dismissed an animal dies

Istanbul , Turkey - The brutal custom is effective since years

It is a strange custom the one which is effective in Turkey, according which every time a plane is dismissed or another one is put into service a man is sacrificed. The latest case happened a few time ago when on the occasion of the retirement of an RJ-100 plane the Turkish Airlines has made the violent rite. Strong protests have arrived from the animal associations and from the Turkish press, to...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 71404
Rome, Italy, 12/15/2006 15:05
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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