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To: maceng2 who wrote (38888)8/20/2002 11:23:57 AM
From: maceng2  Read Replies (3) of 281500
 
Military says missile shot down helicopter in Chechnya

Interfax. Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2002, 6:36 PM Moscow Time

KHANKALA. Aug 20 (Interfax) - Evidence has been found to confirm the theory that Monday's crash of a military helicopter in Chechnya, which killed more than 100 troops, was the result of a missile attack from the ground, a military source said on Tuesday.

"An investigating group found the weapon of the crime, a Strela anti-aircraft missile launcher, which had been used," a source in the headquarters of the Combined Federal Forces in the North Caucasus told Interfax

themoscowtimes.com

(This might be the weapon here...pb)

fas.org
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