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COLOMBO AIRPORT ASSAULTED

COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, A near 20-man commando have assaulted the airport of Colombo, main city of Sri Lanka, destroying eight military MiG fighter aircrafts and heavily damaging three civilian jetliner. Nine of the assaulters died, some klled by surveillance escorts, some suicide by explosion of charges carrier by them.

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 15794
Rome, Italy, 07/24/2001 13:44
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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