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[SIZE= 14pt]Saturday, June 28, 2003 - Page A11 [/SIZE]
Copter almost shot down in prank near summit
Zurich -- A Swiss air-traffic controller jokingly put an "al-Qaeda" label on a French helicopter that strayed into restricted air space during recent the Group of Eight summit, nearly leading to a shootdown by the French air force, officials confirmed yesterday.
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Copter almost shot down in prank near summit
Zurich -- A Swiss air-traffic controller jokingly put an "al-Qaeda" label on a French helicopter that strayed into restricted air space during recent the Group of Eight summit, nearly leading to a shootdown by the French air force, officials confirmed yesterday.
Full story:
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