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To: LTK007 who wrote (7642)3/22/2003 4:34:11 PM
From: Softechie  Read Replies (1) of 11447
 
Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Nikolai Deryabin was quoted as saying that air defense systems locked onto the American plane as it began its flight over the former Soviet republic of Georgia, an impoverished Caucasus Mountains nation that Washington has identified as a possible haven for Islamic terrorists, including militants linked to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network.

"To prevent the possible breach of the Russian border, two destroyers were sent up," Deryabin was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying.

The Russian Foreign Ministry later said that Saturday's flight by the American plane followed two earlier incidents on March 7 and Feb. 27, prompting Saturday's statement of protest.

"The U.S. is known to explain that the task of such flights is to spot and identify international terrorists and their bases," the ministry said in a statement.

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