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Hurricane "Katrina" (4): shots against National Guard's helicopters

Washington, USA - They would have hit the CH-47 Chinook used for evacuation

New Orleans authorities have temporarily suspended Superdome stadium’s evacuation after some shots were fired against National Guard CH-47 Chinok choppers used for evacuating 23,000 refugees. Shots would have been fired from a group of hothead people near the stadium. Meanwhile President Bush made an aerial inspection by his Air Force One over New Orleans and other Mississippi "Katrina" affected a...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 125992
Rome, Italy, 09/01/2005 17:08
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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